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    Broken key... can I get a replacement?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Istari, Jul 22, 2007.

  1. Istari

    Istari Notebook Guru

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    Hello all,

    I've had my Dell Inspiron 6400 notebook for about a year now, and I've experienced no real problems at all with it. However, my 'Z' key popped off a few days ago, and part of the plastic latch on the underside of it broke off, rendering the key useless. I'm wondering what I should do? Can I order a replacement key from Dell, or some other retailer??? I hope so; thankfully I don't use 'Z' too much as I type, but it's still very annoying.

    P.S. In case you were wondering, I can still use 'Z', but I have to press the rubber sensor underneath, with no plastic key cover over top now....

    Thanks!
     
    Istari, Jul 22, 2007
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  2. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    Yea, you can get 102 of them. :D Sorry! I don't know. :eek:

    Edit: If you have a small local independent computer store talk to them. Mine has all kinds of parts one way they surrvive against the Big Boys, that and service.
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 22, 2007
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  3. aaa

    aaa Notebook Consultant

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    Dell doesn't sell individual keys I think. You can find individual keys on ebay.
     
    aaa, Jul 22, 2007
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They don't make replacement 'keys' AFAIK...give Dell a call and see if they can send you a new keyboard. If not, get one from eBay...they're fairly cheap from there and anything from the e1405, e1505, e1501, e1705, M1710, etc should work.
     
    Greg, Jul 22, 2007
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