m1330 keyboard flex fixes?

[planet_vikram]

Mine flexes too on the right side......ordered a replacement !! Anybody else having this flexing problem ?

[computernerd]

Originally Posted by Zetto

oh, jeez, fine, return it, buy Sony. No one else has a problem with the keyboard flex, so quit whining about it. Oh, and no one cares about ur problems with 1330.

Don't even waste space posting if you're not going to give a proper answer. I've been through about five M1330's through various replacements/returns. Among their other problems, every single one has had keyboard flex. Just in case we're not referring to the same thing, I mean when you press the "L" key down firmly the area around it depresses like cardboard.

[sleey0]

Well, I've had 2 1330's and both of them didn't have any type of flex. BTW, Dell does have 2 different manufacturers for their laptop keyboards....

[marv]

Originally Posted by KevinM

Mine flexes on the right side, only if I press hard on the keys. Normal use of the keyboard shows no flex at all.

Same here. At first, the keyboard flex and the fact that you have to hit the spacebar right in the middle was very annoying to me, but in the end it was just a matter of getting used to the keyboard. Now I can type as fast on my M1330 as on my Inspiron 6000.

To anyone complaining about the keyboard: Give it a week of regular typing and you will get used to flexing and whatever other problems you're noticing (seriously, reading these forums will make you realize that something is a problem although you would have been perfectly fine with it or not noticed it if you hadn't read the forums)

[Squishylizard]

Possible keyboard flex fix. I had a dell technician replace my motherboard for an unrelated issue, but while he was reassembling it, the first time he tried to put the keyboard in, the antenna wires which run right under the keyboard were not seated in their designated channel, and the keyboard would not sit right. Once the antenna wires were properly seated though, the keyboard went in solidly and there is no bump, no flex, and all the keys feel solid and responsive.

Look in the manual for how to replace the keyboard, take it out, and see if your antenna wires are seated correctly. If they' aren't, adjust them yourself and then reassemble to see if that fixed the problem.

(BTW, keyboard is one of the easiest components to replace, no where near as complicated as motherboard replacement so don't worry.)