- To all subscribers - please read carefully

- Dropped my 5mx - keyboard popped out

- Re: 5mx keyboard repair (Digest 1248)

- Re: Asus eeepc dependability

- Re: Asus eee spacebar

Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008
From: Digest administrator
Subject: To all subscribers - please read carefully
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Date: 17 Jul 2008 06:25:48 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: Dropped my 5mx - keyboard popped out

Hi, Jim,

sorry, I sent this on its way w-o a subject:

> Any advice before I give it a good try (have tried it gently with no result so > far)?
Yes. Look in the digest archive at around nr. 990 (keyword: "5mx keyboard").
I got then some good advice von Itamar and Paul Wright, about a
kitchenknife... It worked for me, but it's a bit risky...

For the more conventinal way: see here for details on dismantling.
http://www.psionflexi.co.uk/fitting_&_opening.htmNot such a hard diy job.

Would be glad if it helps...

Best, vlad

Date: 17 Jul 2008 10:41:45 +0000
From: Chris Cooper
Subject: Re: 5mx keyboard repair (Digest 1248)

Check links on PsionWiki:

    http://psionwiki.wikidot.com/diy-repairs
Best,

Chris

Date: 19 Jul 2008 16:14:54 +0000
From: Ajai Khattri <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Asus eeepc dependability

On 10 Jul 2008, Terry Gordon wrote:

> Everyone should search youtube for the video of some guy who dropped his
> Asus eeepc off of stair rails and tables and chairs.  Brand new and it
> kept on ticking!  If I remember, he was dropping it open and closed onto
> carpet and concrete floor.  Literally made me cringe to watch the abuse
> to a laptop.  Not a flimsy plastic box!

Since you quoted me I was mention again, the Mini-Note was designed for students so it has a scratchproof screen and a spillproof keyboard.

Aj.

Date: 19 Jul 2008 16:16:57 +0000
From: Ajai Khattri <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Asus eee spacebar

On 11 Jul 2008, Jim Watson-Gove wrote:

> Aj,
>
> You might want to look at another Asus eee.  The space bar on mine > works fine wherever I press on it.  You might have a problem that can > be fixed under warranty.

Im talking about hitting the extreme lef tor right of the spacebar - does that work for you? Still, the larger keys on the Mini mean I can type much faster with fewer mistakes.

Aj.