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XPS M1710 keyboard - 9300?

post #1 of 8
9/5/06 at 11:53am
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Would a M1710 keyboard just pop right in to a 9300 without any problems? Haha, I just thought, as long as im sticking with this silver/white dell paintjob, I would sort of like my keyboard to match
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post #2 of 8
9/5/06 at 1:13pm
nope, but you can pop off the keys and swap them. My 1710 has black keys now
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post #3 of 8
9/5/06 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
nope, but you can pop off the keys and swap them. My 1710 has black keys now

Ahh really? how do you pop em off may I ask? just pry a little bit on the side and they pop off? I just dont wanna break my keyboard haha
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post #4 of 8
9/5/06 at 3:54pm
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
nope, but you can pop off the keys and swap them. My 1710 has black keys now

That is a lot easier said than done. It's so easy to break those little black plastic bits that form the "platform" that the key rests on. I accidentally popped off the V and F keys once. The V was easy, I fixed it, but the plastic easily snapped on the F.
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post #5 of 8
9/5/06 at 5:36pm
Pull up gently from the top of the key and they should come off with a pop.

I usually swap the keys around on my laptops to change them over to Dvorak. Saddly on the 1710, the g and h keycaps differ from the rest so I can't move them. I have yet to find a silver sticker set so I've just left them alone and switched the mapping over. Guess if anythng it'll make it impossible for most folks to dink around on my laptop ;p.
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post #6 of 8
9/5/06 at 6:15pm
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hmmm....half black and half white keys could be pretty awesome, but the fact that i could snap a key "bridge" concerns me
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post #7 of 8
9/5/06 at 9:04pm
The easy part is getting them off..
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post #8 of 8
9/5/06 at 9:23pm
I just used a Jewel flatheat screwdriver & lightly applied pressure.be careful, the hinges CAN break...took me a little over an hour to swap the keyboards.
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