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Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards
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Date: 
Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:59:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Mike Stanley writes:
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 of the keys off individually.

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 makes would have different keys, and some likely
could be removed and some likely couldn't.

A search for "cleaning dell laptop keyboards" (with and without quotes
around it) yielded nothing significant.

Tell you what, though, my officemate is certified by Dell to work on all the
desktop and laptop models.  If you haven't gotten a better answer by Monday
I'll see if he knows for sure if you can remove the individual keys.

Thanks!

-Tim



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  Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Cleaning Dell Laptop Keyboards
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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