Electric Shocks off Keyboard

fade2black

I keep getting a shock (a pretty sore one a moment ago) when I use the "c" and "d" keys...any ideas?

Cuddlesworth

fade2black wrote:

I keep getting a shock (a pretty sore one a moment ago) when I use the "c" and "d" keys...any ideas?

Replace it.

fade2black

It's a relatively new laptop, that aint very helpful advice.

Kimbot

Anything spill on it or are your hands sweaty??
What kind of laptop is it?? How old?? Warrenty??

Diddy Kong

jonny24ie wrote:

your hands sweaty??

You looking at someting you shouldnt be??

Do you get the shocks when the laptop is not connected to the power adapter? Is the keyboard anyway loose?

fade2black

Im using it now on the battery and I'm getting it....was the same when it was plugged in too. Didnt spill anything on it and my hands are lovely and dry...

Cuddlesworth

sorry but pc keyboard problems are better of being replaced. Whats the laptop model, I would like to know whats being housed underneath your c+d keys.

fade2black

It's a compaq Presario V4000

Kimbot

is there still a warrenty on it??

fade2black

Eh...PCWorld...I suppose they give a year warranty....so probably

Cuddlesworth

send it back if there is, sorry but im not familar with the internals of that model so I cant be sure what it could be.

fade2black

Would you rule out static?

Cuddlesworth

Once, while its not plugged in, mabye. After that its not. More than likley a componant or bare wire with a low current touching a part of the case near your keyboard.

generalmiaow

I'd suggest just avoiding certain words. Don't laptop keyboards usually have a whole bunch of layers before you even get to the membrane? Does this happen EVERY time you press these keys?

Anti

if you bought the laptop from pc world then you have a standard 1 year manufacturers warrenty. If it is past this 1 year period the only option is to buy the extended warrenty 3/5 years on that model laptop it will be 275/370 ( ish ) You will have ot buy that in order to get the laptop replaced, But this will take upto 3 months, and what you will get is a voucher for the original cost of the laptop and a voucher for the extended warrenty.

Hope that helps.

fade2black

Thanks Guys...I haven't reached the year yet. And it happens a helluva lot... I suppose the best option would be to bring it over to them

g5hn710m4xpdwy

before you bring it back
lend it to your mates for a day:D

PogMoThoin

Get these in the mean time: http://www.jamespirie.com/standrews/display.cfm?ManID=29&gclid=CI-d-sDz1YYCFRhqUAodUVmJgQ

conzy

lol:D

or this