I HAVE A ADVENT L7300 LAPTOP AND SEVERAL KEYS DONT WORK. I DONT KNOW IF IT IS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER DOWNLOADED A KEY LOCKING PROGRAMME OR IF THE KEYBOARD IS DAMAGED. SHE DELETED THE PROGRAMME BUT NEVER UNINSTALLED IT. SHE THEN RE-PARTITIONED AND FORMATTED THE HARD-DRVE AND PUT THE OPERATING SYSTEM BACK BUT THE KEYBOARD HAS LOST LETTERS, C, V,E,ETC. IS THERE ANYWHERE A SECOND-HAND OR NEW KEYBOARD CAN BE PURCHASED? I HAVE TRIED THE ADVENT WEBSITE AND ASUS TO AND SEVERAL PARTS SITES TO NO AVAIL. THANKS, TONY.

ScottGem

Laptops tend to be very proprietary. The only place you are likely to find a replacement keyboard is from the manufacturer. Since the machine has been reformatted, I doubt if the problem is the key locker. Are the problem keys all near each other. I had a problem with my Dell laptop where the 7,8,u,i,j,k,m,< keys would not work. If you look at a keyboard you see these keys are all together. This indicates a hardware problem. You can use an external keyboard, but that negates the value as a laptop.

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I just read Fred's answer and must disagree. If you can find the mfg or someone who has a compatible keyboard it will not be as expensive to replace as to buy a new machine. Not even close. Replacing the monitor yes, not the keyboard. The problem is you need to find the right keyboard. and that may be difficult.

fredg

Hi,
Generally, it will cost as much to have a manufacturer to repair a keyboard on a laptop than just buy a new laptop; if it is not under warranty.

You can use a keyboard from another computer, by simply plugging it into the back of the laptop.

That is probably the only way to use the laptop.

I wish you the best,
fredg

borg-matrix

hey, mate. i just got my laptop back after having the keyboard replaced on my 7702. i repair them myself, but this one is insured, so i got them to do it coz i couldnt find a keyboard anywhere. truth is, i spilled a tiny bit of coffee on it, and lost about 7 letters. after having a look, this keyboard seemed a really fragile and delicate thing. i would have had to seperate the membrane on the back from the rear keyboard panel. it wouldnt really take much to do damage to it, coz its a poor manufacturing standard. anyway, after 3 weeks i got it back. theres no repair centres in dixons or pc world in ireland, so they gotta post everything to england. a keylogger wouldnt be around after a format. going through the supplier was the only hope i had of getting any advent parts, coz their website dont offer much. i reckon theres been a spill on yours, and i couldnt think of any other way to repair it. cheers, borg-matrix