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Dell 1525 asdfjkl not working

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ablead Posts 3 Registration date Thursday April 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen May 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2015 at 05:35 PM
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Can anyone help on this matter I have tried 2 keyboards and I have also tried the laptop with windows and linux. I just can't get the buttons asdfjkl to work.
I have also tried 5 presses on the shift button but the sticky is not on.

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Apr 30, 2015 at 08:56 PM
It really sounds like a mechanical issue, in other words, hardware failure!

Try to clean it out with canned air, or a vacuum! BE CAREFUL, ELECTROSTATIC WARNING! IF that scares you, then do not do it!
ablead Posts 3 Registration date Thursday April 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 10:28 AM
Do you think it could be the connector on the motherboard or maybe the south bridge. And would a reflow sort this out
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May 1, 2015 at 05:18 PM
Well, if it was connector the whole thing would be bad, more than likely! Swapping out the keyboard is really pretty simple, if you have opened a laptop before!
ablead Posts 3 Registration date Thursday April 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 05:59 PM
I have tried another keyboard but I get the same result. I don't think I could be that unlucky to get 2 keyboards and get the same fault on both.
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May 8, 2015 at 04:57 PM
YEa, likely two bad keyboards, not so likely. Plug in a device to see if the USB will charge it.

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