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    SXPS 1645 Keyboard

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by mixuil, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. mixuil

    mixuil Notebook Guru

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    How to clean KeyBoard?
    How can i remove a button or a two
    Recently I spilled coffee and now the buttons sticky
     
    mixuil, Feb 7, 2011
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    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    Just pull up on the keys and they come off, push them firmly back on untill they go click to get them back on. Be carefull with buttons like space and enter since they have fancy hinge arrangements.

    I've done it before to mod the backlight to give me orange WASD keys.
     
    funky monk, Feb 7, 2011
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    be gentle removing the keys. They will break easy, if you are careful you should be OK.
     
    yellowlt4, Feb 7, 2011
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  4. mixuil

    mixuil Notebook Guru

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    Thx
    But put up keys from down or up ? or maybe left or right ?
     
    mixuil, Feb 9, 2011
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    From to top or the bottom, neither really makes much difference. Just not from the side since they don't hinge that way (you'll see what I mean when you see the scissor mechanism they use).
     
    funky monk, Feb 9, 2011
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    thought i should try this...
    can't get the blasted things back on now!!!!!!!!
     
    kahuna000, Feb 9, 2011
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