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    Keyboard Ready to Die?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Carbo, Apr 2, 2013.

  1. Carbo

    Carbo Notebook Consultant

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    I have an XPS15, L501X. It's about 3 years old and has been problem free since purchased. This morning, for the first time, the keyboard stopped working and the lights wouldn't come on. Did a restart and still the same. So I shut the laptop down for a few minutes and rebooted. The keyboard has been functioning normally since.
    Any ideas why this might have happened? A hiccup? Or a sign of a keyboard ready for the scrap heap?
     
    Carbo, Apr 2, 2013
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    it could be the keyboard

    could be the keyboard ribbon cable

    either is fairly reasonably priced to replace.
     
    dave-p, Apr 2, 2013
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    I'm surprised to read that the price for a replacement keyboard would be reasonable. Is it a reasonable do-it-yourself job?
     
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    Thanks for the info, Dave.
     
    Carbo, Apr 3, 2013
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