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Equals a big fat zero. LOL (well, not really)
I just swapped out a bad keyboard out of my Presario R32##CL laptop.
I put it in, and presto! The laptop would not fire, either pressing
the button (when I put the cover back on, or if I attempted to turn it
on without it-- this was attempting to use either battery or AC power)
I put the original keyboard back in.. Nothing.
Tried the replacement.. Made sure all the connectors were touching
together (the best I could) Nothing.. "air pressure dried" (canned
air) the connection area. Still nothing.
Put back in original. Nothing.
Put the replacement back in. Nothing. That's how it stands.
It's currently in, "near the point of no return"-- partial dismantling
has begun.
Are these models of compaqs so touchy that no matter what you do to
replace a keyboard, it isn't going to work? It's a simple
replacement feature, yet, I can't get the laptop to turn on at all.
Is this computer done with? Are there any tricks you have tried to
get the keyboard connector with the motherboard (with success)?
I'm not ready to buy another laptop, but I am very close to dismantling
the whole thing, and starting over. Are there comporable laptops
that will work with the HD from the model I have?
At least I backed up all my critical data before attempting this "easy
repair" (seems nothing is easily fixable)
Thanks for your input.
Dobs
I just swapped out a bad keyboard out of my Presario R32##CL laptop.
I put it in, and presto! The laptop would not fire, either pressing
the button (when I put the cover back on, or if I attempted to turn it
on without it-- this was attempting to use either battery or AC power)
I put the original keyboard back in.. Nothing.
Tried the replacement.. Made sure all the connectors were touching
together (the best I could) Nothing.. "air pressure dried" (canned
air) the connection area. Still nothing.
Put back in original. Nothing.
Put the replacement back in. Nothing. That's how it stands.
It's currently in, "near the point of no return"-- partial dismantling
has begun.
Are these models of compaqs so touchy that no matter what you do to
replace a keyboard, it isn't going to work? It's a simple
replacement feature, yet, I can't get the laptop to turn on at all.
Is this computer done with? Are there any tricks you have tried to
get the keyboard connector with the motherboard (with success)?
I'm not ready to buy another laptop, but I am very close to dismantling
the whole thing, and starting over. Are there comporable laptops
that will work with the HD from the model I have?
At least I backed up all my critical data before attempting this "easy
repair" (seems nothing is easily fixable)
Thanks for your input.
Dobs