Labreastude CPx J650GT keyboard issue
how much would that really hurt?" are you kidding! Take the same level of money that it would be to them, pull that out of your business and see if it doesn't cause you pain...
Greetings alt.sys.pc-clone.dell Newsgroup,
About a year ago I was given a used Dell Labreastude CPx J650GT laptop. It was formerly a W2K machine (PIII 650MHz, 256MB RAM and a 20GB HDD), but I wiped the OS and installed XP Pro SP2. This trusty Dell has given me about a year of great service, but has recently started exhibiting a very bothersome behavior. For no reason apparent to me, several of the keys on the keyboard have stopped working entirely! And the keys that stopped working all ceased to work at the same time. If it helps, the keys that have ceased working are h, j, m, n, u, y, 6 and 7. This isn't an occasional issue where functionality comes and goes, it is a constant issue. As a temporary workaround I can plug in a full-sized keyboard into the PS-2 port in the back and can still use the laptop (via the plugged-in KB, the keys on the laptop still don't function properly). But how inconvient it that? To have to tote around a full-sized keyboard to plug into your laptop computer? As crazy as it sounds, I have done this very thing, more times than I care to tell! If anyone else has had an issue similar to mine, and has perhaps solved it, I would appreciate it if you could offer any insight into my delima and how I could possibly go about correcting it.
Actually you see it done by all sorts of companies at all levels of financial status. It really has nothing to do with the richness of the company, it has to do with perceived ROI...
Most sincerely, Paul Williams