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    W key behaving erratically

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by RobotnikMan, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. RobotnikMan

    RobotnikMan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, my w key on my alienare laptop is behaving horribly

    it either does not work or it types w 2 or 3 times in a row. ive cleaned the heck out of the key, using compressed air cans and a vacuum, and removed every single bit of debris and dust around it. Yet, it still behaves like this. Is there anything else i can do, i dont want to have to spend unneccesary money on a ne keyboard
     
    RobotnikMan, Mar 23, 2013
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  2. khetik

    khetik Notebook Deity

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    Have you tried removing thr keyboard and reseating the ribbon cables?
     
    khetik, Mar 24, 2013
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    TheHighlightGuy Notebook Consultant

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    Are you on the latest BIOS? A09

    Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
     
    TheHighlightGuy, Mar 24, 2013
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    Daverish Notebook Consultant

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    Unforuntately it sounds like the key 'chatter' I've had on my old Deck mechanical keyboard which means something might have possible gotten in the membrane on your AW (yes its not mechanical)

    Is this ONLY the W key? If so, can you ensure it doesn't happen with a external keyboard? If so, please try to try out a spare/replacement keyboard. Assuming its only the W key is where my thought lines.
     
    Daverish, Mar 26, 2013
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  5. TheHighlightGuy

    TheHighlightGuy Notebook Consultant

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    IIRC, the letter W behaving erratically was an issue way back when before Dell fixed it with A09

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    TheHighlightGuy, Mar 26, 2013
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    RobotnikMan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well here is what happened:

    I upgraded the BIOS and unfortunatley it did not fix the problem. In the end i just ordered a new keyboard and replaced it, and now it works like a charm. My guess is that the W key just took too much of a beating, seeing as how its used by many, many games
     
    RobotnikMan, Apr 4, 2013
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    Sounds about right, probably one of the keys that gets beaten the most
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Apr 9, 2013
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