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i broke the key between s an f on the keyboar an you can tell which one it is by rea ing this sentence. it is a laptop by ell

i am thinking that i can use a keyboar from a regular computer an just plug it in to somewhere on back of the laptop? i have a usb port open an i have 7 pin roun opening besi e that.

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If you have a USB keyboard that should work. I'm not sure what the 7-pin connector is though. The old PS/2 connectors for keyboards and mice are usually 6 pins.
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fia1331 wrote:If you have a USB keyboard that should work. I'm not sure what the 7-pin connector is though. The old PS/2 connectors for keyboards and mice are usually 6 pins.
Maybe it's an S-Video output?
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A PS/3 keyboard connection would be very large for a laptop. I agree that it's probably S-Video, especially if one of the pins is large and rectangular.

Sam, pretty much any USB keyboard you can find should work as soon as you plug it in.
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I hear keyboar makes for the absolute best shave brush hair 8)
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Someone suggested calling a computer repair place and seeing if they keep Dell Inspiron laptops for parts and maybe they charge $15 to replace it. Otherwise, Ill scrummage to see if we have a USB keyboard around. Yes, one of the slots was large and rectangular so it could be the S-video input.
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Sam wrote:i broke the key between s an f on the keyboar an you can tell which one it is by rea ing this sentence. it is a laptop by ell

i am thinking that i can use a keyboar from a regular computer an just plug it in to somewhere on back of the laptop? i have a usb port open an i have 7 pin roun opening besi e that.

help?
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Bargepole wrote:
Sam wrote:i broke the key between s an f on the keyboar an you can tell which one it is by rea ing this sentence. it is a laptop by ell

i am thinking that i can use a keyboar from a regular computer an just plug it in to somewhere on back of the laptop? i have a usb port open an i have 7 pin roun opening besi e that.

help?
Y'know, I think it gives your writing a certain kind of racy Cuban tough Hemingway style. I'd look on it as a sign. Leave it as is.
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A usb keyboard will work fine. I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 and the USB keyboard had no problems.
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Blue As A Jewel wrote:...

I'm not sure about the racy Cuban/Hemingway... but now I hear Ricky Ricardo in my head... Luuuccyy!! You 'ave some 'splainin' to doo! :lol:
But Sam is missing the "d" -- so it would be "...some 'splaining to ooo!" :wink:
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Sam wrote:Someone suggested calling a computer repair place and seeing if they keep Dell Inspiron laptops for parts and maybe they charge $15 to replace it. Otherwise, Ill scrummage to see if we have a USB keyboard around. Yes, one of the slots was large and rectangular so it could be the S-video input.
Erm, it's working again. . .
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ichabod wrote:
Sam wrote:Someone suggested calling a computer repair place and seeing if they keep Dell Inspiron laptops for parts and maybe they charge $15 to replace it. Otherwise, Ill scrummage to see if we have a USB keyboard around. Yes, one of the slots was large and rectangular so it could be the S-video input.
Erm, it's working again. . .
Dom, that was the computer at work
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It was rumored that the staff from the Clinton administration removed all the W keys from the keyboards in the white house before George W took office [-X
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