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D630 keyboard "ker-plunk" sound

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by mynameismatt, Jul 22, 2008.

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  1. mynameismatt

    mynameismatt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I have a Dell Latitude D630 laptop that really hasn't seen a lot of use but it has this problem:

    If I press on the lower left Shift, Ctrl, Fn or Win key, the whole keyboard bottoms out and makes a "ker-plunk" sound once it unflexes.

    If I lightly touch the keys, everything's fine.

    With normal use, the annoying ker-plunk is there.

    Is this something that can be fixed?

    Thank you

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    D630
    Win XP Home
    Core Duo 2.0
    2GB RAM
    128MB Video
     
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    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Have you checked to make sure that the keyboard is seated correctly?
     
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    Try tightening the screws on the bottom of the laptop labeled with "k"
     
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    mynameismatt Notebook Enthusiast

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    There aren't any screws labeled "K"

    I finally took it apart to see and I guess you could say it wasn't seated correctly. I just applied more pressure when holding it in place when screwing the keyboard back down. Seems okay for now.

    Thanks for the help.
     
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