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    Replacing keyboard with a different layout.

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by _dario, Feb 8, 2008.

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    Yesterday i spilled coffee on my old, faithful Satellite Pro 6000 laptop.

    Fortunately, it was a small quantity of espresso so the computer itself is undamaged, except for the keyboard, which, despite much cleaning and careful drying, appears to be dead on the left (cup) side and behaving weirdly on the right.

    I'm considering purchasing a replacement keyboard on ebay (there's a few for that model), but I noticed that the US key layout is slightly different (expected) and with a key less than its Italian counterpart (unexpected).

    I have a shorter space bar, which allows for a "<>" key immediately to the right of it (in desktop keyboards it's usually to the left of the Z).

    I'm confident that - installing the new keyboard and using an IT layout on Windows - everything should work just fine, with a few key caps replaced from the old keyboard for extra comfort (accented letters, etc.) but what will be of the extra key? (it's somewhat important to code html).

    I'd like to have a second opinion before proceeding with the purchase, thank you all.
     
    _dario, Feb 8, 2008
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