500 keyboards aren't the greatest, but I haven't found them to be intolerable.
You can remove the keyboard by taking out the few screws in the bottom of the case. Once you do that, you could run it through the dishwasher if you want...although I wouldn't recommend it...but you can use water if you make sure the KB is absolutely dry before reinstalling it. You could use some compressed air on it too, without blasting the crud into the computer. Also be sure the KB is properly installed/seated. Some people don't put things back together exactly as taken apart. on 03/24/2002 07:06 PM, Matthew D. O'Conner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I bought a used Apple PowerBook 540C a few months ago and I > immediately hated the keyboard. I bought a used keyboard via eBay > and that helped quite a lot but I still dislike the action of the > keys. (I'm used to a PowerBook 180 keyboard which seems a _whole_ > lot more robust). > > Before I bag the 540C (new PRAM battery, two 85% nimh batteries, > 500Mb hard drive, car charger and 36Mb RAM) and try and find a > different model portable, I'm thinking about pulling off all the keys > one by one and cleaning the action(s) to see if that helps. > > Is that a common thing to need to do? Is it difficult? I seems kind > of time consuming but I suspect that I would only need to do it once. > Any suggestions on how to clean the actions would be appreciated. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
