Laptop Question Need Help

[tonyvolsfan05]

The letters and number 2 w s x stopped working on my keypad. Totally at a lost.

[Freak]

You could try disassembling it and clean under there. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.

[KentheOrange]

I would shoot a little compressed air in the keyboard before taking it apart. Sounds like something slipped in there that is laying under the keys so they aren't making contact.

Good luck.

[Vercingetorix]

If they all stopped working at exactly the same time, the keyboard's probably going to have to be replaced.

[rwemyss]

The ribbon cable that goes from the keyboard to the computer may be damaged or loose.

[GIVEHIM-6]

throw it against the wall,that ought to jar it loose.

[WA_Vol]

anybody ever added RAM to their laptop?

How much more difficult is it, then adding it to a desktop computer?

[Freak]

It depends on the laptop. The last laptop I had it was actually easier than a desktop because it had and external ram slot. All I had to do was unscrew the cover, pop in the ram, and screw the cover back on.

[PowerT83]

Either a loose cable or bad controller on the board- for the keyboard

Ram is easier to install in a laptop than a Desktop if you ask me, usually just pop off the thermal plate and there you go, turn it off of course, but im sure you already knew that

[rwemyss]

Some Compaq's require removing the keyboard to add RAM... Right Freak?

[Freak]

Mine had a slot on the back. You had to remove the keyboard if you wanted to replace the internal ram.