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Laptop Keyboard Ribbon Cable Help
I have an older Acer Travelmate 7??? (maybe 7100) laptop rebranded as a Unisys
Aquanta EN/M. It's a nice little unit - 266Mhz pentium and a surprisingly attractive 12" screen. My wife managed to break a key off, and it appears that the failure was the underside of the key where there's supposed to be a part that grips the two "hoops" that project upward from the keyboard. I found what appeared to be the correct replacement keyboard on eBay. The old keyboard attaches with two ribbon cables, which to my surprise are unterminated. They are attached via keyed pressure latches to wherever it is they happen to go on the motherboard. When I took the old keyboard out, I discovered that the new keyboard, despite having the identical part number, had the two ribbon cables somewhat shorter than the original, and there was simply no way that the new keyboard could be used. The cables just won't reach when the keyboard is in the installed position, by a good inch. So I sadly went to put back the old keyboard by reattaching the two ribbon cables. I can't do it. I've tried for several hours, dozens of times, and clearly I don't understand what sort of magic is involved. I push the two cables as far as possible into their respective slots, and push in the latches. Boot up, and no keyboard functionality. Does this problem make sense to anyone, such that some advice can be given? If I can't get this working myself, it almost seems a shame to pay big bucks to a repair facility for an older unit, but it is otherwise working beautifully. Are there any recommended repair services for Acer units, ideally that could obtain the correct keyboard in the bargain? Anyway, I'd welcome any words of wisdom Art Temporary usercode - to be deleted when spam starts. Use MyBrainHurts at this ISP to reach me |
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