On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 14:58 +1000, Boden Matthews wrote: > On 07/08/10 13:47, Martin Visser wrote: > > Spraying quantities of isopropyl alcohol into the key switch might > > dislodge or clean corrosion or gunk that is between the contacts. > > Prise the keytop off and spray while hammering on the switch. > > > > (This is not professional advice so all risk is yours).
[...] > Prying the control key off, I discovered some corrosion in there, and > the isopropyl alcohol did the trick. Thanks Martin! If the machine was still under warranty could have claimed a new keyboard. I'm on my 3rd keyboard on my 2 year old Dell D830. Laptop keyboards usually last 12-18 months for me. It is surprising how much firmer a new keyboard feels after you swap it. You don't notice the slow degrading of the old one until you have a comparison. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
