Laptop keyboard problem [Was Re: Dell Inspiron hard disk]

On the subject of laptop keyboards, has anyone ever encountered this 
problem with Fujitsu Lifebooks, or any other laptops for that matter:

The left-shift key is partially broken, and doesn't work with the keys Q, 
R, I, }, H, M, > and ? unless you time it just right and release the 
left-shift *just* before you release the key. The right-shift key is 
similarly broken, but with a whole different set of keys (A, S, D, F, K, L, 
", Z, M, > and ?), again unless you time it just right.

I initially put it down to an unusually broken keyboard and got it replaced 
once under warranty, but the same problem came back just a few weeks later 
(unfortunately, after my warranty expired). The problem doesn't seem to be 
OS-specific either; the keys don't work even with the BIOS.

Any ideas?

Derrick

At 08:32 21 02 03 -0800, you wrote:
>On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 11:23:35AM -0500, Tuc said:
> >
> > > It can be quite distracting when you're trying to
> > > concentrate on something but you have what sounds like a hair dryer 
> blowing
> > > constantly in the background. :>
> > >
> >       Whoa, are you SURE thats the hard drive? When mine goes into
> > "hair dryer" mode its because the 2 fans on the right back side spin up to
> > cool the machine down. I've found certain surfaces I put it on make it do
> > that, and , get this, it won't stop if for some reason I go into APM, then
> > out.
>
>I've been really disappointed with my Inspiron on a number of levels, and
>this is one of them (reported by a couple of friends as well): eventually
>the machine just feels it needs to have the fans running all the time. I
>consider it part of natural Inspiron degradation at this point.
>
>(other symptoms on my machine being that PgUp/PgDn no longer work, the
>brightness control no longer works, and the battery won't last more than 5
>minutes, if that. it's made me so grateful for my Thinkpad 600E, which is
>about half the speed but is not crappy. :-))
>
>chris
>
>
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