laptop key board broken

kurt91 · 10-19-2007, 07:29 PM

Hi, my Dell Inspiron 2650 keyboard won't do anything. I will post my DX or other info if needed. And all of the details say there is no problem, it just stopped working.

Thanks

**simpswr** · 10-19-2007, 07:56 PM

Welcome to the forum . . . have you run the Dell Diagnostics? . . Should be on a CD that came with the laptop, or you can download from Dell Support site

kurt91 · 10-20-2007, 10:16 AM

the download program won't open. It says not suitable for MS-DOS and Windows applications. And since my k-board is not working, I can't get to bios.

thanks

**Done_Fishin** · 10-20-2007, 12:33 PM

have you tried a USB or PS2 external Keyboard ... assuming that this is possible on your laptop. If you can at least by-pass the original keyboard it will make it usable until you can sort out what is wrong with the original

**Terrister** · 10-22-2007, 12:56 PM

About all you can check on a laptop keyboard is the connections that connect it to the main board. If these look ok, then replacing the keyboard or using an external one are your only options.

Try hitting f12 when it boots and see if you see a diagnostics option. This works on some Dells. Not sure if there is a test for the keyboard. If the keyboard is gone, this will not work.

kurt91 · 10-23-2007, 07:31 PM

Thanks, guys, but I don't think it's worth that much trouble. It's an older laptop, but still runs well, but I think I'll just get a newer one. I'll still try to fix it, but I don't wanna spend too much time and effort on this project. Thanks for your replies anyway.

And btw, the keyboard is completely gone. Nothing at startup.

10-19-2007, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
kurt91 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11 OS: vista home premium	laptop key board broken Hi, my Dell Inspiron 2650 keyboard won't do anything. I will post my DX or other info if needed. And all of the details say there is no problem, it just stopped working. Thanks Last edited by kurt91; 10-19-2007 at 07:52 PM.

10-19-2007, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,327 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: laptop key board broken Welcome to the forum . . . have you run the Dell Diagnostics? . . Should be on a CD that came with the laptop, or you can download from Dell Support site __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

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kurt91 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11 OS: vista home premium	Re: laptop key board broken the download program won't open. It says not suitable for MS-DOS and Windows applications. And since my k-board is not working, I can't get to bios. thanks

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10-22-2007, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: laptop key board broken About all you can check on a laptop keyboard is the connections that connect it to the main board. If these look ok, then replacing the keyboard or using an external one are your only options. Try hitting f12 when it boots and see if you see a diagnostics option. This works on some Dells. Not sure if there is a test for the keyboard. If the keyboard is gone, this will not work. __________________

10-23-2007, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
kurt91 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11 OS: vista home premium	Re: laptop key board broken Thanks, guys, but I don't think it's worth that much trouble. It's an older laptop, but still runs well, but I think I'll just get a newer one. I'll still try to fix it, but I don't wanna spend too much time and effort on this project. Thanks for your replies anyway. And btw, the keyboard is completely gone. Nothing at startup.