Posts by jacksonian

Thanks for the link. I looked on YouTube but didn't think of eHow.

Hmm, doesn't look like I can buy a replacement keyboard from Dell? Maybe that's only a repair department part and not a DIY fix it part?

Well, I managed to break off the Cntrl key trying to get it back on. But that actually showed me that I was missing the little rubber nubby piece in the middle that provides the spring back. So it's not gonna fly anyway. I'll see how...

I have an E1505 and the left shift key has fallen off (don't know how since my wife did it). It doesn't appear that anything's broken, but I can't figure out how to get it back on. There's an x-shaped plastic hinge that looks like it...

Figured it out. When I updated the BIOS, for some reason it changed the max display brightness in the BIOS settings, just had to change it there.

Tried, that no difference. Is there something I need to adjust in the BIOS? I know I updated the BIOS not too long ago to the latest version, I wonder if that was when it happened?

Hi guys, Everything had been fine until I did some updates, can't remember if this occurred after a video driver update or a BIOS update. But now the display brightness maxes out at about half. When I hit Fn + up arrow, it starts...

Do you get American technical support with the Vostro?

Thanks for the reply, Stu. I'll look into a new battery, or just upgrade when Santa Rosa comes out.

I've had my 1505 for over a year now using this battery (85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery). I never did any special battery conditioning because I really didn't know what to do. I usually use my laptop plugged in about 90% of...