Super Sensitive Keys

Has anyone found a solution to the super-sensitive-keys issue, it seems as if my "h" key has become super sensitive, if I breath on the keyboard it types hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.!

On a quick sensitivity test, lightly brushing the keyboard, I also have very sensitive "3" "," and "-" but the "h" key is the worst.

I think the answer is to replace the keyboard but a quick fix would be nice!

 

That's on my list of things to figure out as well. My A, S and Z keys are the same way. If I even look at it funny it throws a million of them up.

I'm borrowing my other 800's rubber keyboard for my L.A. trip, but when I get back I'm gonna have to look at my problem.

 

If you're good at removing keys without breaking the pieces under them and have the tools, it can be done fairly simply. After removing the tops of the sensitive keys, use something tiny like a bent pin to gently lift up the thin layer of plastic from one corner of it, put the nozzle of a can of air right up to the little opening, give a couple of gusts. Just be very careful about removing the keys (unless you have a same type scrap keyboard laying around).

 

Alot will depend on what type of keyboard you have. Is it the chiclet style, or full rubber keyboard?

 

rubber emmisive keyboard with the light sensor above hte F4 kehy

 

Thats not good for you. The rubber emmisive is all encased. You cannot remove individual keys to clean under them. I would vote that you need to replace the keyboard.

 

There are A LOT of these going around. It affects all sorts of keyboards... Not just the rubber type.

Greatful... If you have the rubber keyboard you may not have the sensor. Look in there and see if you see a reflection of the sensor.

 

OK so I have the chicklet style keys I guess, I can see a sensor and the sensor works. These keys seem a lot softer than I would expect from a plastic key. Now you have me wondering what the rubber keys look / feel like. I guess when everyone was saying "chicklet keys" I pictured a taller / hard plastic key like a regular keyboard.

So is it possible to pry these ones off to fix? Or should I just look for another KB? I would hate to wreck the "H" key without a backup plan!!!

Strange thing is this problem only started recently it was NOT like that when the unit arrived - and no I wont bug you about a warranty repair! LOL!

 

Did this start before or after the water pitcher/dancing on top of/dropping on the floor incident?

Chicklet keys, I think are the beige/grey hard keys that you can see under kind of. Rubber keys have a black rubber covering the whole keyboard - nothing to remove to fix there I don't think. I'm not sure of the difference between those and the 'emissive' kind.

 

If there's really a sensor, it's probably the black, backlit chicklit keyboard and that's kind of a running problem with those.

 

Ok it is confirmed then, I have the backlit chicklet keys WITH the sensor - confirmed sensor and it works great...

Should I try and order another keyboard or can these keys be repaired - like Zeroflight says, Ahh hell I am going to order another if I can find one. Then and only then would I attempt a repair.

 

Try calling heartlandsi and telling them you have that one and that you heard it was being replaced in warranty by the emissive keyboard since it's a running problem. See if you can get them to send it to you for free. It may work, may not but it's worth a shot and you can always decline a replacement from them.

 

Zero... Will they send it out or request that you send them the laptop so they can replace it?

 

Don't know, never tried it before. If one was sent in for just keyboard problems with the black chicklit one, we usually did it in warranty regardless of what kind of warranty was set up.