topic Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys! in PCs & Accessories

HELP!! Individual key board keys!

john130971 — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:24:28 GMT

Hi everyone,
I've come across a little problem when i didn't think would be one?
My daughter was using my Vaio and somehow managed to lose the 'capslock' key with the spring thing underneath! Don't ask how. Mine's a PCG-K215M, does anyone know where to get another one from, i've tried ebay, but there only seems to be American sellers and i don't know the quivilant model for over there. There's no problem as everything works fine, just looks odd with it missing! I'd be grateful for any help from any angels out there.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

TygerTyger — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:15:18 GMT

Errrrrrrrr. No clue. I can't imagine there will be a great swathe of local caps-lock dealers so unless you fancy a long wait while demand grows I'd just ask Sony. Numbers are at www.vaio-link.com. Course if there's no hurry you really could just wait for one to turn up on eBay.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

john130971 — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:30:59 GMT

Thanks,
I'll give it a go, just had a feeling i'd get "we only supply complete units."
Little faith in company customer support i suppose.

If I have any luck i'll put it here!

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

TygerTyger — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:33:38 GMT

You may well be right. But you don't know if you don't try!

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:50:55 GMT

I doubt Sony will help, they're not helpful like that.

Try www.vaiovillage.com

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

TygerTyger — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:56:19 GMT

 I doubt Sony will help, they're not helpful like that.

Lol. This forum is a terrible advertisement for Sony it really is.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:57:52 GMT

Hehe
Well it's true TT

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

TygerTyger — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:58:49 GMT

Yes I know I have many unpleasant things to say about Sony. However I do now feel a little less guilty about saying them lol. Not to say that they don't have their good points of course.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:00:54 GMT

Like everything really...

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

Mandy — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:18:00 GMT

Individual keys are not mean't to be removeable so I would bet a weeks pay that you will have to buy a whole keyboard.

and where can you buy a new keyboard in the UK?

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:57:43 GMT

Individual keys are not mean't to be removeable so I would  bet a weeks pay that you will have to buy a whole keyboard.

Yeah I agree Mandy, it's not economical to make just keys for sale LOL

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

jammold — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:38:37 GMT

I bet the individual key caps cost pence as well.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

Psaila — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:47:33 GMT

I bet the individual key caps cost pence as well.

This was the type of thing you would speed hours looking for at

Maplins Web Site

You never know till you look ..

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

TygerTyger — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:00:19 GMT

Well obviously they aren't going to make individual keys for sale lol. But they must get defective keyboards occasionally or whatever, most comapnies keep the working remnants (like keys) to sell off as spare parts precisely because they aren't made specially.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

jammold — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 14:12:33 GMT

On the flip side of the coin at least the space and enter keys are intact - removing these like I did to an old Microsoft PS/2 USB keyboard tends to knacker them totally as they use two or more springs...

Hopefully some spare key remnants will turn up - maybe on eBay...

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:56:30 GMT

HAHA now I can see that on eBay.....

I agree James, they probably cost 1p each!

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

john130971 — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:20:21 GMT

Hi all,
Well, I phoned thae Sony Vaio line and asked for their help.
To my surprise i was told "i'll have a work upstairs and see what they say.".
Didn't hear anything for a week, called up again, and got a job number from them and was told it had been posted. It took two weeks to arrive, and fitted perfectly!
So i think by all i've read on here i've been lucky, because looking for an individual key was like finding rocking horse cack!
Hope this helps somebody. Took the advice, if you don't ask...................Thanks.

Re: HELP!! Individual key board keys!

kee-lo_ — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:54:45 GMT

Nice one, glad you got it.
Also thanks for the info.