#5658 NORM Ship.2: Sticky Alt Key

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#5658: Sticky Alt Key
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  Reporter:  davidpfarrell  |       Owner:  holt     
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  reopened 
  Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Ship.2   
 Component:  hardware       |     Version:  Build 650
Resolution:                 |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  0              |    Blocking:           
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Comment(by cgalpin):

 Well I emailed for an RMA, but still have not had a response. I'm not in
 any flaming hurry and would rather not tie up someone's time with a phone
 call. I'm ordering another 1 or 2 of them today anyway :)

 Once you get it into a non sticky state, using an external keyboard at
 least keeps you productive. It's near impossible to use otherwise and I
 share your concerns if this is a common problem out in the field.

 I was first leaning towards the membrane causing the sticking (it flexes
 as you touch any part of it), but one thing confuses me. When the sticking
 gets particularly bad, rebooting seems to resolve it (at least fro a short
 while). So wouldn't this indicate a software problem?  At least not with
 the keys themselves, although I don't quite grok how a controller or cable
 would fail this way.

 charles

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