Keyboard help NB

Robin

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My laptop keyboard is driving me nuts. Since I last used it on board the 'c' key is sticky. Originally it seemed stuck down as on start-up I got a stuck key error message, though it wasn't obvious and indeed I had trouble finding which was stuck. I prised off the top key plastic thingy and poked around a bit and now it doesn't stick on, but the 'c' key only works if I press hard on it which is driving me nuts.

For hrissake an anyone ome up with a quik answer before I huk it overboard!

Does anyone know a quick DIY fix or am I in for an expensive repair? The computer is a Sony and out of warranty of course.

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Sadly I suspect its bad news. Once a keyboard, particularly on a laptop, gets "sticky" its usually next to impossible to rectify it. Have you tried one of those compressed air aerosol thingies? It just migt work.

Good luck

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you should be able to replace the keyboard yourself fairly easily. Simple on mine, just undo 6 screws to lift top off, and then unplug keyboard and replace.

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Alternatevely have a look atan external keyboard (Hewlet Packard do one via PC World etc). Mine is so much better than reaching over the fascia for a standard notebook version that I now use it all the time - especially on the boat, where it is not always convenient to hog the entire saloon table for the notebook.

In the same vein, I am now a big fan of the remote, cordless tracker ball mouse.

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Replacements can often be found on eBay. The same keyboard may be used on a few different Sony models - that's certainly the case with my laptop.

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Agreed use wireless keyboard and mouse on board. Much simpler. Even use wireless networking when we're working on board. Works a treat.

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Try a general purpose safety solvent called Resolve. It's an aerosol made by Selectequip. My laptop which has lager and a large number of toasted breadcrumbs in it, depends on a squirt of the stuff every other week.

compressed air aerosols made it worse ... don't know why.

hope that helps


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you think youv got probl ms, v ry tim i hit th ' ' k y, i g t a spac , and it is driving m nuts! som tim s i don't know if it's a spac or an ' '. any h lp with this pl as . ?


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Just to be thoroughly boring (and 'cos I can't think of something funny), you could try pressing the 'alt' key followed by 9 9 (gives lower case c) or 6 7 (upper case).

But that's slightly helpful - against forum rules....

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Update No2

Thanks everyone.

Just back from PC World. Big sign by their service counter 'please do not be abusive to our staff', now I wonder why they might need that! OK so they cannot repair a Sony, it has to go back to Sony, didn't tell me that when I bought it (reads notice again and counts to 20). Lateral thinking, bought a can of instant puff and a wireless keyboard and mouse, after 45 minutes (!) with an assistant trying to find out if one with ps/2 connections would work 9I thought it wouldn't, he thought it would), eventually settle on a USB version for safety. Tried can of puff, didn't work, tried it again and a load of liquid came out (I didn't have the can upright) and this evaporated very fast - but seems to have done the job anfd frightened the 'c' key into working again!!!!!! But the wireless keyboard and mouse is very nice anyway and now the laptop doesn't give me superheated knees as it now is a coffee tabletop and I have a lapboard.

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