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xburton15x
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September 10th, 2006 14:00
Right Shift Key Splicing With Ctrl Key!????
Hey everyone, I own a Inspiron 1200 which I purchased last year and a little while back I noticed that sometimes my right shift key would act dead and not only wouldnt shift a letter but wouldnt even let me type the letter. Through messing around in AIM I found that holding the right shift key and pressing number 1 would result in a smiley that requires the shift+ctrl key to be held!? I have no idea where to start with this problem, if it is an electrical problem or some kind of bug I may have. It does seem to be quite random as to when it happens, but it is apparent a majority of the time ~85-90% of the time. If anyone can help I would appreciate it greatly. You can get back to me here or even easier at
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Thanks,
Joe
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xburton15x
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Posted September 10th, 2006 16:00
Thanks for the help. Im not quite sure how to disconnect the keyboard from the computer and reconnect. I assume you have to take the lapptop apart which is something ive never done....1d49f54a95134b2
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Posted September 10th, 2006 17:00
It is not that difficult.I know nothing about fixing laptops! I removed the hinge cover and un-screw the keyboard from the system board.
I will find the instructions for your laptop,and get the replacement part number for you.
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Posted September 10th, 2006 17:00
This is how to replace your keyboard.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2200/en/SM/keyboard.htm#1084976xburton15x
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Posted September 10th, 2006 21:00
Awesome!Thanks for the link, that was alot easier than I thought, and as you can see im still typing so i didnt make it any worse. The shift key is working just fine so far, hopefully it stays that way but we'll see. Thanks again!Joe1d49f54a95134b2
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Posted September 11th, 2006 15:00
No Problem Joe!

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Posted September 10th, 2006 14:00