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Nise5280
Sep 29, 2015, 07:07 AM
Hi I have had my 1st laptop for a couple of months, and a couple of the keys are sticking/not typing without pushing hard on them. I know how to disassemble and clean my old detached keyboard (desktop style), but do not know what to do with this one. It's all one unit, so I don't want to be trying to snap the keys out of this flat area... Can someone please tell me what my owner's manual doesn't -- How to clean the keys so they will quit sticking? Thank you so much!
Nise5280

Curlyben
Sep 29, 2015, 07:26 AM
What did you spill on the machine ?

talaniman
Sep 29, 2015, 09:02 AM
Here are some good tips,

4 Ways to Fix a Jammed Keyboard Key - wikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Jammed-Keyboard-Key)

How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard - 11 Easy Steps - wikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Laptop-Keyboard)

How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard | Cleaning Guides (http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-laptop-keyboard/)

Nise5280
Sep 29, 2015, 11:23 AM
Curlyben -- Nothing spilled on the keyboard... that's how I learned to take the one for my desktop apart and clean it... Not a lesson I will ever be learning twice. A couple of keys have just become stiff, I suppose from lots of use.

Nise5280
Sep 29, 2015, 11:34 AM
Here are some good tips,

4 Ways to Fix a Jammed Keyboard Key - wikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Jammed-Keyboard-Key)

How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard - 11 Easy Steps - wikiHow (http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Laptop-Keyboard)

How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard | Cleaning Guides (http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-clean-a-laptop-keyboard/)

Talaniman -- Thank you so much for the links! I don't want to remove keys unless it's necessary; and I wasn't even sure with a laptop it's possible. But I will if it means normal typing! Thanks again -- I will be using the links directly. Nise5280