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    Gateway P-6831FX Keyboard broken

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mrsamsa, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    I got a new Harddrive from Gateway, installed it, installed windows, everything works now, but about half my keys don't function at all. This happens with both the old and the new harddrives installed, so it's not a windows issue.

    Anyone have any idea why swapping harddrives broke my keyboard or how to fix it?
     
    mrsamsa, Feb 12, 2008
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  2. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Recheck the ribbon cable from keyboard to motherboard if you can see it or get to it. Relax your under warranty.

    Please post back in the Gateway forum when you find out.

    good luck!
     
    hydra, Feb 12, 2008
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Above sounds good but do you have an external keyboard? If so see if it works. And as always "drivers" reinstall. I don't know your notebook but ribbon and HDD swapp? But anyway could be.
     
    powerpack, Feb 13, 2008
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  4. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok, after Gateway told me there was nothing to do but send it away, I was able to find disassembly instructions (getting the keyboard of this thing is no easy task) Anyways, it appears to have fixed it

    MORAL: P-6831FX can FUXX the keyboard when changing the HDD
     
    mrsamsa, Feb 13, 2008
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  5. hydra

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    What did you find? Can you post the link to the disassembly instructions?
     
    hydra, Feb 13, 2008
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