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    Zepto Keyboard Just Broke

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by blackbird, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. blackbird

    blackbird Notebook Deity

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    Okay, so this morning my Caps Lock key was stuck. Stuck as in it couldn't be pressed, as if there was something clocking underneath. So I decided to give it a quick tap but instead of fixing it it sprung right out of the keyboard.

    Here are some images

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    I sort of have an idea on how to fix it, just make it look like in pic3, then insert those metal things into the two holes in pic1 and fit the plastic hooks in pic1 into the slots in pic3 but all this is freaking hard.

    Any tips / advice on what to do?? Also its still in warranty.
     
  2. thomaskc.dk

    thomaskc.dk Notebook Deity

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    its not broken.. just detached, the small handles fits on the socket and the small U bar makes the button go up and down, put it together right and its clicks back in place.
     
  3. blackbird

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    Thanks Thomas, its fixed now :)

    Did it with one had too as the others broken, pretty legend wait for it dary.
     
  4. CLB-NL

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    My keyboard is also broken =)

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  5. Nania

    Nania Notebook Consultant

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    Make sure you put them back on in the correct order :p
     
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    Any particular reason why you have 2 sets of buttons? :D
     
  8. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    CLB-NL, you sure have a lot of time on your hands ;)
     
  9. CLB-NL

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    When I've got my 6224W it has got an UK-qwerty keyboard...
    And I live in the Netherlands so we are used to US-qwerty keyboards!

    When I've got that US keyboard, I've put it in myself..
    But when removing it, it was totally f*cked up so I decided to
    throw it away but the plastic keys are removable so I took them off!

    So if a button is old and ugly (due to typing and so on) I can change it :D