On Sep 9, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Jordan wrote:
The nice Apple keyboard that I use on the iMac has a problem. The cde and 3
keys have stopped working. Is there anything I can tinker with that might fix
this? It's a couple years old, but does anyone think Apple will do anything for
me on this?
b_s-wilk wrote:
I agree that you probably need a new keyboard. Now that you have
nothing to lose, open the keyboard and try to fix it yourself anyway.
Betty
Yes! I am that kind of person.
I'll have to see if I can do it more gently than the guy in the link you
gave. Heating it up a but
This is the thin, low profile, full width, aluminum, $50 keyboard, which
I love. I cover it when I'm not using it, nothing was spilled on it and
the keys that failed are all in a row and failed the same day. Doesn't
that suggest that the failure is electronic rather than a physical
problem
In that case I'd say yes. It's probably an electronic failure. Is it
still under warrantee?
After this discussion of keyboards I got to looking and thinking. I
hate the flat keys Apple is now using. I prefer the indented type. No
pun intended. But the touch and feel lets me know where my
On Sep 9, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Jordan wrote:
The nice Apple keyboard that I use on the iMac has a problem. The
cde and 3 keys have stopped working. Is there anything I can tinker
with that might fix this? It's a couple years old, but does anyone
think Apple will do anything for me on this?
The nice Apple keyboard that I use on the iMac has a problem. The cde
and 3 keys have stopped working. Is there anything I can tinker with
that might fix this? It's a couple years old, but does anyone think
Apple will do anything for me on this?
Thanks
I don't know if Apple will help you with this, but there's plenty you
can try yourself.
You can pry off the keys pretty easily and see how much dirt / hair /
smutz / is under each of them. Use something gentle to pry with. The
keys should simply lift off easily, and then press back on. Not
Have you tried popping off the keys to see what the problem might be?
In the past I've found that keyboard malfunctions have been physical
problems and not computer/circuit board problems. Notice the pattern?
Did you spill something on your computer?
I haven't checked recently, and don't
This is the thin, low profile, full width, aluminum, $50 keyboard, which
I love. The keys that failed are all in a row and failed the same day,
suggesting to me that the failure is electronic rather than a physical
problem with individual keys. There has not been any foreign material
near this
How To Clean Your Computer Keyboard
www.helpwithpcs.com/maintenance/cleaning-keyboard.htm
Also, a simple Google search (keyboard dishwasher) confirms, to my
surprise, that cleaning a keyboard in a dishwasher can actually be done, but
drying
time could take a week.
Michael
Michael S. Altus,
Have you tried popping off the keys to see what the problem might be?
In the past I've found that keyboard malfunctions have been physical
problems and not computer/circuit board problems. Notice the pattern?
Did you spill something on your computer?
Both the white and the black Apple
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