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Subject: Strange keys

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Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 9, 2008 at 05:24:06 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys
OS: Windows Vista Home P
CPU/Ram: 2GHz / 1GB RAM
Model/Manufacturer: inspiron 1501

Comment:

I have a very strange problem with my laptop's keyboard, when I press a key, other keys which are beside are acting if they are pressed, I mean when I press "W" key the "S" key is acting pressed as well.
When I press Page up key the Page down key is pressed too. I made tests for that keyboard it fails of course. can anyone help ?

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Response Number 1

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 9, 2008 at 05:47:22 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

Reply: (edit)

Dell. Check their Support site and see if your laptop is still under warranty. You can get a replacement keyboard.
Just out of curiosity, have you tried connecting another keyboard to the laptop?
Life's more painless for the brainless.

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Response Number 2

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 9, 2008 at 06:27:03 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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No, I didn't. But, It's sure the problem is in the internal keyboard.
No any ideas for fixing it myself, I don't think that I can fix it under the warranty.

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Response Number 3

Name: XpUser
Date: February 9, 2008 at 06:43:31 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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Perhap the keys have debris accumulated under them. First clean the laptop keyboard - who knows it may cure the problem.
http://computing.net/howto/simple/k...
i_Xp/VistaUser

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Response Number 4

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 9, 2008 at 08:00:42 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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I Don't know how to get the keyboard out ?
see it writes like this:-
KI DElon't kinlosw hlosw tlo gdet thde kideybloaqfrde lojut ?

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Response Number 5

Name: StuartS
Date: February 9, 2008 at 08:18:25 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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If you look on the bottom of the laptop you will see some screw holes with letters next to them. Some will have the letter K indicating keyboard. Remove them and the keyboard should just lift out.
However, be careful with the ribbon cable that connects the keyboard to the motherboard. Make a note of how it is connected before you disconnect it. It can be a bit of a pain to get back in as well if you are not used to replacing ribbon cables.
If you are not absolutley sure you can reconnect it is best get someone that knows what they are doing to have a look at it. Space is at a premium inside laptops and working on them can be very difficult.
Stuart

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Response Number 6

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 9, 2008 at 08:38:21 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

Reply: (edit)

Actually I didn't find these screws, my model is Dell Inspiron 1501 .

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Response Number 7

Name: StuartS
Date: February 9, 2008 at 09:31:39 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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Try this then.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sho...
Stuart

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Response Number 8

Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: February 9, 2008 at 11:44:03 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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Go to Dell's Support site. Enter the ST of the laptop, and you can download the User Manual. Is the machine still under warranty?
Life's more painless for the brainless.

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Response Number 9

Name: XpUser4Real
Date: February 9, 2008 at 14:18:46 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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http://support.dell.com/support/edo...
It is not as hard as it looks, I've replaced a few of them already
I got a pretty good deal from these people:
http://www.powerbrixx.com/index.php...
Some HELP in posting on Cnet plus free progs and instructions Glad to Help!

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Response Number 10

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 11, 2008 at 06:34:29 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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I've read the manual of my laptop and I know how to get my keyboard out but, the problem is getting out that keyboard is much riksy thing to do that's one, second the problem doesn't look from debris, something is wrong with it, pressing one letter key types two, pressing W gives SW and pressing K gives KI and so on. is it expensive to change that internal keyboard ?

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Response Number 11

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 11, 2008 at 07:55:37 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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Ok, I'll send it then, I found out that the keyboard replacement isn't so much expensive from response No. 9, Thanks for helping me.

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Response Number 12

Name: Mo7y (by MA66)
Date: February 20, 2008 at 03:15:50 Pacific
Subject: Strange keys

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It's solved, I replaced the keyboard under warranty.

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