English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

Some of the letter keys all of a sudden are not working.Thanks.

2007-01-24 09:02:27 · 3 answers · asked by sweepit 3 in Computers & Internet Hardware Other - Hardware

I forgot to say it is a laptop

2007-01-24 09:13:30 · update #1

3 answers

There's a couple reasons why they might stop working.

The keys are stuck because the keyboard has never been cleaned.

Something has been spilled on the keyboard and seeped down to the electronic circuit board beneath the keyboard.

You should at least vacuum your keyboard once in a while. If people eat and drink at your computer, the easiest way to clean MOST keyboards is to run them through the dishwasher. You need to take the keyboard apart and only put the plastic part with the keys in the dishwasher (don't put the electronic parts in the dishwasher). Put it in the top rack.

If you've spilled stuff on the electronic board beneath, you can usually fix it by wiping the board with a damp cloth and removing whatever gunk is on there. If it doesn't come off just by wiping it, you've got problems. Scrubbing the electronic circuit probably isn't going to be good for it. As a last resort, it still might be worth a try, since the alternative would be buying a new keyboard anyway.

2007-01-24 09:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bob G 6 · 0 0

Go to newegg.com to buy a new one. You can buy a replacement keyboard for under $15 shipping included.

2007-01-24 17:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by Wijssegger 3 · 0 0

Get a new one. Its not worth fixing.

2007-01-24 17:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by andrew91025 3 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers