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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:03 PM
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|  laptop owners...
Iv never had good luck with laptops and i wondered is it just unlucky me or are all laptops always going wrong? Iv had a few in the past..all different makes but ended up taking them back after certain things going wrong...
Well i decided i wanted another one so i brought a laptop from Dell last week and yesterday the touchpad mouse stopped working, turned it on and off ect & still nothing. So iv plugged in a usb mouse and that works... But then the keyboard stopped working a few hours later.. Great!! So i left it overnight turned off and tryed again this morning and the keyboard is working but mouse isnt, Only im having to press the keys very hard or it wont work.
I am going to call Dell tomorrow and ask them to collect and fix. But is this a common problem for all laptops or am i just unlucky?! I dont want them to fix it for it to happen again & again.... |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:04 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Do you have an "Fn" button? There is a button under one of the F keys that turns off the mouse pad, so that it makes it easier to use a mouse. Looks like a square symbol... |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:17 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Ive never really had probs with laptops, generally find them quite good |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:23 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Ive never had that problem with mine. tho this one is only 4 weeks old as other one was on last legs  XXX |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NatalieM  Do you have an "Fn" button? There is a button under one of the F keys that turns off the mouse pad, so that it makes it easier to use a mouse. Looks like a square symbol... | There is an Fn button.. but it doesnt do anything when i press it lol.. hmmm |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:36 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | You have to look for another button in the F1 etc buttons, it should be a square button. |Hold the Fn down and that other button... |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Try Fn + F9.... \If that doesn't work tell me what type of make of dell did you buy then I can prob find the correct button for you. |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 21:58 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Well,definitely isn't a common thing with laptops.I've never had this problem.
Definitely call them! |
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Jul 20th, 2008, 22:03 PM
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| Iv tryed F9 and all the others at the same time as the Fn button and still nothing! Its a Dell studio 1535 |
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | I've had a few problems with mine but they were all superficial... Other than that the ones I had prior to that one were working great! |
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