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My sister spilled some milk on her laptop keyboard, and now her "G" key is the Windows key... could anyone please help me solve this problem?
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Keyboard circuitry messed up.
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either soak it in alcohol and dry it or get a new keyboard.
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AZNBoiOnFIYA said:
But... it's built in to the laptop.
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Most laptop keyboards are removable and replaceable. See if you can find directions online to remove yours.
edit: the fact that keys think they are other keys does not bode well. See if you can find a place to buy a replacement keyboard. Or, you could try to buy a dead similar laptop off of ebay and harvest the keyboard.
edit: the fact that keys think they are other keys does not bode well. See if you can find a place to buy a replacement keyboard. Or, you could try to buy a dead similar laptop off of ebay and harvest the keyboard.
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Ergh... is that really the only way...?
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Well, you could get a usb keyboard and plug it in.
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Hmm... actually, will the alcohol idea work? Alcohol can't do that much damage to the rest of the circuit, can it...?
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Take the keyboard out, then try cleaning it with alcohol. Make sure it diries thoroughly before you try to use it again though (don't just bathe the whole laptop in alcohol).Schalldampfer said:
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Gnufsh said:
Haha. Note taken.
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It's an Inspiron 5150, but I can't seem to find the instructin manual for it.
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i'm looking at my dad's work dell...not sure what model but will prolly work for you anyways.
bend the screen back all teh way so its 180* (completely down to the table you should be working on). that plastic panel (gray here...pretty sure its blue on yours). on teh right side theres a little slot that looks like you can insert a screwdriver. do taht and pry up. you will hear a clip pop out. grab the side of it with your hands and pull up carefully. there are a couple more clips (the LCD hinge covers are also attached to this plastic panel). once that is off there are 2 screws ontop of the keyboard. unscrew those and pull up ont eh keyboard. it kinda clips in beside escape and backspace. slide it upwards and unplug the ribbon cable and you're all set. do the reverse to put it back (obviously). hope this helps (i did this on my dads, and its all working again, so you should be able to do it no problem).
bend the screen back all teh way so its 180* (completely down to the table you should be working on). that plastic panel (gray here...pretty sure its blue on yours). on teh right side theres a little slot that looks like you can insert a screwdriver. do taht and pry up. you will hear a clip pop out. grab the side of it with your hands and pull up carefully. there are a couple more clips (the LCD hinge covers are also attached to this plastic panel). once that is off there are 2 screws ontop of the keyboard. unscrew those and pull up ont eh keyboard. it kinda clips in beside escape and backspace. slide it upwards and unplug the ribbon cable and you're all set. do the reverse to put it back (obviously). hope this helps (i did this on my dads, and its all working again, so you should be able to do it no problem).
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Keyboard removal and installation instructions:
http://life.firelace.com/2005/04/installing_a_dell_inspiron_110.html
http://life.firelace.com/2005/04/installing_a_dell_inspiron_110.html
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Thank you, Gnufsh and demortey. I shall try both your instructions. Hopefully, this will work.
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i was able to find it on dells site in less than a couple minutes
dell.com > support > home > model > user guides and manuals > english > service manual (html) view (here is where you can find everything else about taking it apart if you're curious) > keyboard
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5100/en/sm/keyboard.htm#1084976
dell.com > support > home > model > user guides and manuals > english > service manual (html) view (here is where you can find everything else about taking it apart if you're curious) > keyboard
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5100/en/sm/keyboard.htm#1084976
