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    XPS M1730 Keyboard help

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by spradhan01, Oct 12, 2009.

  1. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I got many small stuff and dust inside my keyboard. Is there a way to clean it properly? I am just looking for a way to take all those stuff out and make it dust free.

    Thanks
     
    spradhan01, Oct 12, 2009
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    cans of air as always, yeah? its heavy, so get someone to hold it upside down and have a go at it.

    if really necessary, you can just pry off individual keys gently and pop it right back in to get to any large chunks or wipe it down after a spill or whatever
     
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    Is 1 can of air enough for cleaning it?
     
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Really depends on what kind of debris is down there. If you've just got dust, a couple blasts of the air should do it, but if you've got like food or anything sticky, no amount of air will get rid of it. You'll have to pry off those keys and get the stuff out on your own...
     
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    Not any sticky stuff. When I try to press some keys, some small objects are inside so I just blow it with my mouth and later same thing happens with another key and my same blow. So, those small objects are being like a soccer ball being kicked from one place to another.
     
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    Go the canned air and a vacuum with a brush attachment.

    If you've got that much crud around the keyboard it probably time to spring clean the whole system.
     
    Slammin, Oct 14, 2009
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