Laptop problems

[Kliro]

Hey, I don't really know what to do atm - I've got a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M1425 if that changes anything, unfortunately its outside of its warrenty

Anyway - two main problems.

The most annoying at the moment being the keyboard - I assume most keyboards are fixed in the same way - it sort of slides in at the bottom - but at the top it has 3 points which are meant to let the keyboard go under them - and hold the board in place - these have either broken or worn away - because at the moment nothings holding the keyboard at the top - so it bounces when I type - any ideas on how to get it back in place??


Also there are a few cracks on the case, one starting either side of the bottom corners of the keyboards - going all the way across - but a more worrying one behind the monitor, which is growing - and is about 2 inches at the moment - is there anything I can get to fix these or keep them from 'growing'???

Sorry for the long post - any advice welcome.

TIA

[Halcyon]

If you dont get anywhere, you may find there is an input on the laptop for a standalone keyboard you could use in its place.

[Chicken]

Superglue

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Chicken

Superglue

This would be my first sugestion.

[nicke261192]

dont superglue i tried to stick a button back on my laptop and got it everywhere on it so when i was surfing i was using my finger nail to try and scrape it off

[Kliro]

Well - I sort of fixed one problem - working on the superglue idea - I've used some well placed rolls of blu-tac to hold the keyboard in place, seems to be doing the job pretty nicely so far.

I asked dad about supergluing the cracks and he said it wouldn't hold it - so is there any solution? As I'd expect it to be a fairly common problem with laptops?

[Hom3r]

You could try epoxy??

[Millay]

It would have to be epoxy or something similar whatever happens it aint gonna be pretty.

have a look on ebay for a spares laptop and rpelace the brokne bits.

genrally laptops only start falling apart if really beaten. and also who and how they are made.....

get one made with metal lid enxt time and high quality plastics that should stop it breaking..

[nffc]

Originally Posted by Kliro

Well - I sort of fixed one problem - working on the superglue idea - I've used some well placed rolls of blu-tac to hold the keyboard in place, seems to be doing the job pretty nicely so far.

I asked dad about supergluing the cracks and he said it wouldn't hold it - so is there any solution? As I'd expect it to be a fairly common problem with laptops?

Only a new hinge / chassis.

We get a lot of these, whilst a few of them are known issues with the screws being overtightened, or overtightening over a time period (with use) a lot of them are down to accidental damage / misuse. Of course that's something their coverplans cover for but not the manufacturers warranty.

Gluing it would probably work short term but if theres an underlying chassis issue that would not be anything long term and the problem would still get worse. Short of paying for a new chassis and swapping over have you looked to see if the screws can be loosened slightly?

As for the KB if you can open the chassis or flick the KB out maybe it's worked loose from its lugs or the lugs have broken?

[Strzelecki]

Check the bottom of the laptop for missing screws, possibly one in the centre of the base, this usually hold the keyboard in on Fujitsus and may have worked loose and fallen out. If the lugs have broken off the keyboard but the catches are there then a new keyboard can be had for about £30 from places like Ebay, they are easy to change as well. Unfortunately Fujitsus seem to suffer from strees fractures in the plastic, something to do with the plastic they use.

[banjo]

I think a hot melt glue could be the answer as it sets hard but can be removed by cutting or heating with a hair drier.