Dell XPS M1330 keyboard issue

Problem is my keyboards "A" key basically stopped working, it only works if I press it continuously really hard.
My warranty still holds but technicians told me fixing it would take 2 weeks. Problem is I don't the time to wait for so long at the moment.

So is there a way to simply remove and fix one key without damaging it nor the keyboard? I think there maybe just some dirt hindering it..



Cheers for any help.

 

If you think you've got something stuck under the key(s) on your keyboard, I'd try taking some compressed air to that keyboard before prying the key(s) off.

On most of the Dell keyboards I've seen/worked on, it's generally possible to pull keys off without breaking anything, but you've got to know where/how to pull 'em off, and I don't know how to do so on the M1330.

 

Yep I already tried to clean it with compressed air but with no success.

 

Here you both go http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-KEYBOARD-K...rComponents_KeyboardsMice?hash=item4a9e1c90b0

 

Have you thought about going with the black keyboard? Very simple to replace.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140370792302

 

Although this tutorial didn't show how to remove the plastic key pe se, I just took a leap of faith and pulled the key straight off upwards the ceiling and it came off nicely (tried the same method with other keys and they came off nicely as well).

After than I cleaned the the are surrounding the rubber but nothing happened, only after I ruptured one edge of the rubber button and blasted some compressed air under it, the button started working normally again.

So thx for the link BlackRussian

 

No worries