External keyboard on laptop - disable laptop keyboard?
External keyboard on laptop - disable laptop keyboard?
Can this be done?
Eldest miklet managed to spill beer onto his keyboard. Now using an external one, so all keys work, but screen brightness button on laptop appears to be on permanently.
I can’t see a way to switch the laptop keyboard off when an external one is plugged in
Eldest miklet managed to spill beer onto his keyboard. Now using an external one, so all keys work, but screen brightness button on laptop appears to be on permanently.
I can’t see a way to switch the laptop keyboard off when an external one is plugged in
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You could try diluting the beer with cats piss.
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I have no cats to milk.
Will set some traps.
Will set some traps.
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The key backlight is on, or the button acts as if it's permanently pressed?
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BTW, I clicked on this thread because I am annoyed that Logitech haven't come up with a USB-C version of their unifying receiver. Means I need a dock/port expander to use my external keyboard and mouse with my new laptop. Though since Dell omitted an HDMI socket too, I at least have two reasons to use a dock/port expander
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Remove the key and drill through the pick up. All the way through
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What's the cost of a replacement keyboard? They're normally not very expensive and quite easy to fit. Alternatively could you just take the ribbon cable out? Generally can't disable the internal keyboard as far as I know.
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Yeah that all sounds plausible but i think you'll find my suggestion about cats piss is cheaper and more effective.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:40 am What's the cost of a replacement keyboard? They're normally not very expensive and quite easy to fit. Alternatively could you just take the ribbon cable out? Generally can't disable the internal keyboard as far as I know.
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Gotta be worth a “try this first”
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I believe @Jobbo has many cats from which to farm piss.
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I'll take your word for it, gave up technical IT roles over a decade ago. If you tell me that's now the gold(en) standard for repairs then so be it!scotta wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:01 pmYeah that all sounds plausible but i think you'll find my suggestion about cats piss is cheaper and more effective.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:40 am What's the cost of a replacement keyboard? They're normally not very expensive and quite easy to fit. Alternatively could you just take the ribbon cable out? Generally can't disable the internal keyboard as far as I know.
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I’m in.
Urine.
We’re all in.
Urine.
We’re all in.
Re: External keyboard on laptop - disable laptop keyboard?
Check the bios whether you can disable the keyboard or just the hot keys.
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Have you tried cleaning it? It sounds like the beer has dried to a sticky gunk so pop the key off, dissolve the beer gunk with contact cleaner, poke with a cotton bud and put it back together?
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