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Author Topic: I just broke my Escape key...  (Read 7032 times)

khearn

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Re: I just broke my Escape key...
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2011, 06:57:43 pm »

Oh, it's a laptop. That makes replacing it a little harder. But not usually too hard, depending on the brand. In the laptops I've needed to take apart, the first thing you usually do is remove the keyboard. It's usually 4 or 5 screws on the bottom (nicely labeled for HP/Compaqs) and then carefully swing it up and remove a ZIF cable or two. It's not usually difficult at all. Figuring out how to release the cable is usually the hardest part. The screws are often Torx, so that can be a minor problem if you don't have a set of Torx drivers. But you can find them cheap at any hardware store.

You can probably find a replacement for a reasonable price by searching for your laptop's model number. Let's see, my work laptop is a Lenovo t61p, searching for "t61p keyboard" gives me a few options, starting at $31.99. My home laptop is a HP/Compaq nx9420, which seems to start at around $21. The same search should also find instructions for doing the replacement.

It's easier than building a magma pumpstack.
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King DZA

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Re: I just broke my Escape key...
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2011, 07:07:13 pm »

Or *Necro you enter here*.

I wonder if Necro ever gets tired of being called upon all the time to yell the magic word.

Like a superhero in a city that doesn't know how to defend itself.

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Re: I just broke my Escape key...
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2011, 09:13:22 pm »

Or *Necro you enter here*.

I wonder if Necro ever gets tired of being called upon all the time to yell the magic word.

Like a superhero in a city that doesn't know how to defend itself.

"What's that down in magma sea?"
"Its a fire imp!"
"Its a magma crab!"

"NO, ITS-!" *dies painfully*

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*Your fortress has crumbled to its end...*
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