 | | Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Tim Courtney
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| | | Does anyone out there have a Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop? I do, and I'm wondering how the best way to remove the keys to clean the keyboard is. I'm not experiencing any problems with the keyboard, but I've had it for about a year and a half now and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) If you haven't created a login at support.dell.com you will need to in order to use this link, but this takes you to a section specifically on removing parts from the 8100 and has instructions for removing the keyboard assembly. (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Thanks for the link. That shows how to remove the entire keyboard assembly though, but not how to remove individual keys. Can I remove the individual keys and keep the assembly in the laptop? Thanks! -Tim (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Doh - sorry. You know, I seriously doubt you can safely remove the keys - or at least I doubt Dell intends for you to be able to do so. Most laptop keyboards I've worked with have been relatively solid pieces. I'd be afraid to try to pry any (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Gotcha. I originally thought this was not possible (cause I've tried periodically, gently). I started searching the web today for "cleaning laptop keyboards," and found some tips on it. They included removing keys. But, I realize different (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Turns out I saw my officemate on iChat just now. I'll summarize his various statements. Yes - it IS possible to get the keys off, but the "clamps" that hold them on are EXTREMELY delicate. He recommends you remove the assembly and blow some (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Thanks for the tip, I'll try that out. I dunno what your experience has been - but allthough this is a nice computer performance wise, I'm not very happy with the case. It seems a bit fragile for my liking. I've been careful with it and (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) Well, I haven't been overly impressed with my Inspiron 5000 in general, although I only slightly use it anymore. Mainly I use my Titanium Powerbook at home and my Dual PowerMac G4 at work. I made the switch to Apple last year and aside from (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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