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    Left touchpad button seems . . . squashed

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jackypaper, Jun 29, 2009.

  1. jackypaper

    jackypaper Newbie

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    Greetings. Though my left-click still functions on my Dell Inspiron E1405, it's now . . . flattened a bit. In other words, when I clicked, the buttoned sort of stayed down, not fully returning to its original position. It's visibly "lower" than the right-click button. However, it still functions.

    Is it possible to pry the button up to see what's happening underneath?

    Thanks!
     
    jackypaper, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Sounds like the spring or whatever returns the button to its original unclicked position is compressed.
     
    Mastershroom, Jun 29, 2009
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    jackypaper Newbie

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    Are the buttons easily removed? The keyboard keys will pop right off, but I'm not so sure about the touchpad buttons.
     
    jackypaper, Jun 29, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    I've never actually tried it. I think you'll probably have to remove the palmrest, though.
     
    Mastershroom, Jun 29, 2009
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    epguy3 Notebook Evangelist

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    bummer jackypaper. if you can't fix the touchpad button yourself, you may have to ship the e1405 laptop to a local computer repair shop and let the pros fix it (for a price).
     
    epguy3, Jun 30, 2009
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