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March 18th, 2009 18:00
Need help with keyboard
Hi, yesterday I spilled a whole glass of water on my laptop, a Dell inspiron 1520. I quickly turned it off, turned it upside down and most poured out, I then soaked up some with a paper towel, then blew more out with an air compresser. I then took the battery out and let it sit upside down for 3 hours. I turned it on and it was working normal, but I wanted to check if there was anything else I could do.
I was watching a video about what to do in that situation and it told me to remove keys in order to see if there's any moisture under them. I took off my spacebar and I could not get it back on. All the pieces seemed to be in the right spot, but it would not snap on. I left it for my dad and he got the spacebar on, but now it is not stable. Before I could press down on any spot and it would make a space, now I need to aim for the middle, otherwise it just doesn't make a space. It's becoming very annoying to try to type with it because it doesn't make a space every now and then.
There's only one thing that I think he might of done wrong. There are 2 L-shaped bars running the length of the underside of the spacebar. They can be turned upward, and 1 was when I first took off the spacebar. Could this be the problem? And any suggestions on how to put the spacebar back on?
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Lorac30
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March 18th, 2009 19:00
Eccentricity..
I have NO idea if this will help, since it refers to a keyboard for a HP laptop. On the outside chance they're similar, it may be worth looking at. Scroll down to #69 where it says:
'I have a HP Pavillion dv6000, and the spacebar got out of place, and I figured out the correct way to assemble it, and for anyone who needs the info:
First, you have to assemble the four key retainers in their place, then lift up the upper part of the retainers that go below (the little ones), and the metal retainer of the spacebar should be placed inside the key. After that, insert the two little sides of the retainer of the keyboard inside the two little holes they should be, then carefully, press the middle of the spacebar (in the place it should be), and, leaving your finger there, press gently the four corners of the key until it snaps back in place.'
http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/03/20/key-fell-off-keyboard/comment-page-7/
Best of luck..
Carol
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March 18th, 2009 19:00
Unfortunately my space bar is slightly different =\. Thanks for trying though.
dallascowboyswo
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March 19th, 2009 10:00
I would not recommend you taking keys off for the very reason you have experienced. They dont always go back on. Unfortunately you will need to buy a new keyboard. The only cost around 25 bucks or so and are easy to replace. You are very fortunate you did not spill any water on the motherboard and fry it when you turned it on.
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March 19th, 2009 12:00
The problem is on my laptop.. I don't think the keyboard on it can be replaced, or am I mistaken?