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    DV6tqe Keyboard Flex

    Discussion in 'HP' started by andiron, Jun 21, 2011.

  1. andiron

    andiron Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay guys, so I'm inspecting my new DV6tqe that just arrived...going down a list of items to check and things to do. Didn't get very far...hinges and finish seem to be fine....all items included except for spare battery...and....keyboard flex is present. My question is...how bad does keyboard flex have to be before it's considered abnormal? I see flex when pressing down...especially near the top center...but all the way down through the center to the spacebar and alt. key. At the top the flex is pronounced. When pressing the volume down or up button, top center, the keyboard flexes enough to cause a light popping sound from the up and down motion. I can also get it to pop when pressing hard on the 9 and zero button. Is this just the way things are....or is this an issue that should be resolved?

    Okay...and is it an issue that can be solved?....or is it a design flaw more than a quality control issue?
     
    andiron, Jun 21, 2011
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  2. shasta7

    shasta7 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you search this forum another user had the same problem and solved it by removing the keyboard screws and reseating them look in the online manual for the screw locations.

    I hope this helps you!!

    shasta
     
    shasta7, Jun 21, 2011
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    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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  4. andiron

    andiron Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much....I will look into this.
     
    andiron, Jun 21, 2011
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