I recently also had this issue. I am Using an Inspiron 2650 and as of 1/24 I noticed strange and unusual remappings of keys. :smileysurprised: For instance my L key now prints 3. The remapping seems to be limited to letters on the right hand side of the keyboard.

PLEASE advise.

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i have the 5150.  it is missing the q,w,e,r,u,i keys (they don't register at all).  the p key hits occasionally, the nnnnnnnnnnn repeats, annnnnnnnd the o key works whennnnnnnn the p key is hit.

 

Boy do I feel dumb...!

Again I searched the internet for a fix to the above keyboard problem. What I found is the keyboard needs to be disconnected and reconnected. It works like a charm. If you need help try this site...

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2200/en/SM/keyboard.htm#1084976

IT WORKED FOR ME. HOPE IT WILL WORK FOR YOU AS WELL.

I have had this problem twice now. The first time, about 2 months ago, I was told to leave the computer switched on and it would fix itself, which it did, after about 5 hours.

However it happened again yesterday. All I did this time was unseat the keyboard; I didn't even disconnect it. There were a few hairs stuck underneath the keys. After pulling these out and reseating the board, it worked fine. So, obviously it is a problem with dirt and your keyboard probably just needs cleaning.

Does anyone know how to solve this prob w/o removing d entire keyboard? My Inspiron 2200 keyboard also types numbers after some letters e.g. I'm getting q1 whenever I type "q" or "1", and so on for these keys: q1 w2 e3 r4 u7 i8 o9 p0. One keystroke actually displays 2 characters.

I know no other way to correct this problem. Removing the keyboard and reconnecting is very easy. I encourage you to try it. Just follow the directions on the above site. My keyboard also typed double letters. Hope this helps.