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    Keyboard Flex (5797) Mod Ideas?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by JGZinv, Apr 20, 2009.

  1. JGZinv

    JGZinv Notebook Consultant

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    I found myself looking at the service manual for the 5797 series
    and was wondering what might be a good material to stick in between
    the support plate and the keyboard so the right side flex would be reduced?

    Some sort of compressed rubber perhaps, that could be cut to fit?

    Left side of the keyboard is pretty solid, it's just the right that is a tiny bit
    distracting.
     
    JGZinv, Apr 20, 2009
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    One thing about the rubber is heat. Heat is meant to dissipate through the notebooks' keyboard as well
     
    X2P, Apr 20, 2009
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  3. JGZinv

    JGZinv Notebook Consultant

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    I did some searching and found that Gophn had been suggesting people reseat their keyboards.

    Personally I may do that and examine what can be done as I think mine is warped. It's high on the left side (solid) and low on the right (flexible) and there's a somewhat noticeable rise straight across the G key.
     
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  4. eqmiami

    eqmiami Notebook Consultant

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    Anybody know if this was an issue at all with the 5796? Meaning is this something that occurred after the minor mobo mods that were made for C2Q support on the new version?
     
    eqmiami, Apr 25, 2009
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  5. JGZinv

    JGZinv Notebook Consultant

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    No, I have no idea, but since you've brought up this thread again... I did do a expanded version of the rubber band mod and it seems to have fixed most of the issue.
     
    JGZinv, Apr 25, 2009
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    nacr05 Extreme Overclocker

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    Someone used thremal tape and that works too..
     
    nacr05, Apr 25, 2009
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