Stuck#3 key in laptop keyboard
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Posted by Roy on September 22, 2008, 8:46 am
Please log in for more thread options Hello group Recently I noticed that when I open one of my sony notebook s, I notice that there is something thats blocking the particular letter key from being pressed to produce a letter on the document I am preparing. It=92s some sort of a tiny movable obstruction something like 1-2mm in diameter.I am not sure where it came from. I would like to remove it but am not sure if such notebook keys can be pried open like the desktop keyboard. Or do I really have to carefully detach the whole keyboard and remove the obstruction? This unit is one of the 17 inch VAIO AR series. To keep that keyboard usable I have to poke the area where the obstruction is occuring allowing to roll aside, but that is not a permanent solution. Now I am pressing that obstructed #3 key sideways so that it will work as if I press is frontally it won=92t. I would like to hear what are the suggestions of people that have similar experience or knowledgeable in removing notebook keyboard obstruction. TIA Roy | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Allen on September 22, 2008, 10:39 am
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Posted by kony on September 22, 2008, 2:19 pm
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:46:06 -0700 (PDT), Roy >Hello group
>Recently I noticed that when I open one of my sony notebook s, I >notice that there is something thats blocking the particular letter >key from being pressed to produce a letter on the document I am >preparing. It’s some sort of a tiny movable obstruction something like >1-2mm in >diameter. I am not sure where it came from. > I would like to remove it but am not sure if such notebook >keys can be pried open like the desktop keyboard. >Or do I really have to carefully detach the whole keyboard and remove >the obstruction? >This unit is one of the 17 inch VAIO AR series. >To keep that keyboard usable I have to poke the area where the >obstruction is occuring allowing to roll aside, but that is not a >permanent solution. >Now I am pressing that obstructed #3 key sideways so that it will work >as if I press is frontally it won’t. >I would like to hear what are the suggestions of people that have >similar experience or knowledgeable in removing notebook keyboard >obstruction. >TIA >Roy I wonder if this obstruction is a broken off part on the keyboard or if it's something from the outside world that become lodged in there. If a broken off part, that could be why the key doesn't work so well, but if it's something from outside the laptop then however it got in is in theory a gap big enough to get it out again. Some keyboards can't be taken apart, they're non-servicable. You might as well pull the keyboard module out and examine it to see if this is the case. Gently prying up on it or flexing it might help, (once it's out of the laptop) but I can't assure you that it wouldn't break. Same goes for trying to pry that key off to gain access to the area. A last resort might be running water over the removed keyboard module. If you're lucky and it's a food particle that may dissolve it, though you'd then need to shake excess water out and let it air dry for a relatively long time as the construction of it may trap water inside such that it drys very slowly (multiple days dry time). | |||||||||||||
> Recently I noticed that when I open one of my sony notebook s, I
> notice that there is something thats blocking the particular letter
> key from being pressed to produce a letter on the document I am
> preparing. It’s some sort of a tiny movable obstruction something like
> 1-2mm in
> diameter.I am not sure where it came from.
> I would like to remove it but am not sure if such notebook
> keys can be pried open like the desktop keyboard.
> Or do I really have to carefully detach the whole keyboard and remove
> the obstruction?
> This unit is one of the 17 inch VAIO AR series.
> To keep that keyboard usable I have to poke the area where the
> obstruction is occuring allowing to roll aside, but that is not a
> permanent solution.
> Now I am pressing that obstructed #3 key sideways so that it will work
> as if I press is frontally it won’t.
> I would like to hear what are the suggestions of people that have
> similar experience or knowledgeable in removing notebook keyboard
> obstruction.
> TIA
> Roy
>