{"id":6183,"date":"2016-11-13T23:50:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T04:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cis.bentley.edu\/sandbox\/?p=6183"},"modified":"2016-11-14T00:12:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T05:12:47","slug":"replacing-a-laptop-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissandbox.bentley.edu\/sandbox\/index.php\/2016\/11\/13\/replacing-a-laptop-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing a Laptop Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20161113_181142<\/a>The keyboard on my laptop gave out: \u00a0first it was the “e” key, and then eventually, I couldn’t type words with any letters in the top row. \u00a0Not a good sign. \u00a0Blowing air didn’t help. \u00a0Reinstalling drivers didn’t help. I had three choices: \u00a0replace the keyboard, use an external keyboard, or buy a new laptop.<\/p>\n

I opted for #2 for a few weeks, trying out \u00a0a couple of different bluetooth keyboards, then one day Jake looked on ebay and saw a replacement keyboard for my laptop for $18, including\u00a0free shipping from China. I was in.`\u00a0I had never replaced a keyboard before, but decided it was worth a shot. Jake said he had done this before, and offered to help, so I reluctantly believed him. The keyboard arrived within two weeks of placing the order, as promised.<\/p>\n

We looked on YouTube and found a video showing how to perform the surgery. \u00a0I knew it would take us longer than 3 minutes and 18 seconds:<\/p>\n