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    Replacing a key

    Discussion in 'HP' started by werd, Jun 24, 2010.

  1. werd

    werd Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys my sisters hp dv-5t 1000 "M" key broke. Can you replace just 1 key, if so how would we go about finding a replacement key.

    Thanks!
     
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  2. nikeseven

    nikeseven Notebook Deity

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    If its the actual key you can replace it, if its the part that registers the keystroke I believe you'd have to replace the entire keyboard
     
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You pretty much can't just buy a single key...you're looking at a whole keyboard to repair this one.

    Still pretty cheap though.
     
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    Single keys are sometimes sold on Ebay. Around $6-$7shipped for each last time I looked.

    Whole keyboards run about $17-$30 which is a better deal since now you will have a bunch of spare keys. ;)

    Use search term: "dv5 keyboard" on eBay to find both individual keys and keyboards.

    Replacing the keyboard is easy. Just follow the instructions in the service manual. PDF version here: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01550108.pdf

    See pages 69-72
     
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