Laptop Keyboard repair?

morethanpretty · 11-28-2010, 05:11 PM

Laptop Keyboard repair?
My keys on my Dell inspiron 1525 keep losing their sensitivity. I have to mash my right arrow, backspace and now the 1/! several times to get them to work, or they are hard to press in the first place. This laptop is going on 3yrs old, but I don't have the funds or desire to replace it. Am I stuck with a failing keyboard or can it actually be repaired for a decent price?

monster · 11-28-2010, 05:33 PM

Sounds like it needs a clean

morethanpretty · 11-28-2010, 05:35 PM

Its only 2yrs old. Cleaning didn't help

Pete Zicato · 11-28-2010, 07:24 PM

You have two options.

- plug in a USB keyboard and use that instead of the built-in one.

- Replace the internal keyboard. Down load the manual for your model and look through to find the section on removing and replacing the keyboard. If you think you can handle it, that's the route you should go. Replacement keyboards generally go for $25-30.

morethanpretty · 11-29-2010, 01:57 PM

OK, great, I think I'll try that. Didn't really think you could replace one, but I've been doing some searching and it doesn't look that hard.

Famous last words.

11-28-2010, 05:11 PM	#1
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Laptop Keyboard repair? Laptop Keyboard repair? My keys on my Dell inspiron 1525 keep losing their sensitivity. I have to mash my right arrow, backspace and now the 1/! several times to get them to work, or they are hard to press in the first place. This laptop is going on 3yrs old, but I don't have the funds or desire to replace it. Am I stuck with a failing keyboard or can it actually be repaired for a decent price? __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

11-28-2010, 05:33 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Sounds like it needs a clean __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-28-2010, 05:35 PM	#3
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Its only 2yrs old. Cleaning didn't help __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

11-28-2010, 07:24 PM	#4
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	You have two options. - plug in a USB keyboard and use that instead of the built-in one. - Replace the internal keyboard. Down load the manual for your model and look through to find the section on removing and replacing the keyboard. If you think you can handle it, that's the route you should go. Replacement keyboards generally go for $25-30. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

11-29-2010, 01:57 PM	#5
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	OK, great, I think I'll try that. Didn't really think you could replace one, but I've been doing some searching and it doesn't look that hard. Famous last words. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

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