Dell 6400/E1505 forum

[phonebookman]

My E1505 motherboard has apparently failed - neither the built in keyboard nor a USB one works... I still get multiple characters when using a few certain keys. For example, typing the letter "w" gets me the w and the "2". Hitting "e" brings up e and a "3" and so on. About half the top row does this regardless of the keyboard being used. I seem to get the key I typed plus the one above it and sometimes the one below it as well!

So, not wanting anything more than the easiest to install and set-up and motherboard, what are your suggestions?

Thanx!

 

[windryyder]

If you remove the onboard keyboard and then connect an external keyboard, does the problem continue or does it go away. If it works without the onboard keyboard installed, I would replace that first. It might be a system board but it seems strange it would happen with an external keyboard as well. Have you also tried running a dell diagnostic scan on the laptop?

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi


Good advice above...

Liquid spillage ??

All the best Brett