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    key came off...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ucdoc, Sep 21, 2006.

  1. ucdoc

    ucdoc Notebook Consultant

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    brand new 1705, cheap quality keys, one just keep off.. anyone else have this happer?
     
    ucdoc, Sep 21, 2006
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    happens all the time it seems with the cheap parts they use - if it's under warranty you maybe in luck, seems costly to ship your rig back to get a key fixed though but it's important. Let us know how it goes. My previous 4150 had rubbed of keys in less than a month and 3 fell out in 1.5yrs.
     
    jujube, Sep 22, 2006
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  3. drumfu

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    they pop back on unless you broke it.

    a new keyboard is like 20 bux
     
    drumfu, Sep 22, 2006
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    i had that happen once, it took a while but i finally got it back in
     
    kidA, Sep 22, 2006
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    There's a pair of metal notches on the keyboard where the key pops in...You need to carefully bend them (very) slightly upwards , and then pop in the key to make it stay....

    If you don't curve the notches, the popped back key will keep coming out every now & then
     
    Superczar, Sep 22, 2006
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