<![CDATA[iFixit - Answers With Device "Dell Alienware M15 R4"]]> https://ko.ifixit.com/Answers/Device/Dell_Alienware_M15_R4?rss=yes en-US Wed, 20 May 2026 16:35:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Dell Alienware M15 R4: Keys needing hard presses to activate after "never" using the keyboard]]> I have an M15 R4 that sat int he corner of my cubicle at work and I would remote into it using Windows Remote Desktop. About the only time I ever "used" it as a computer was during a few weeks when my Dell was in the shop. Beyond that, I have barely ever even typed on the keyboard.

Now that I go to try (getting ready to sell it), I find many keys do not respond. I have to really press forcefully to get them to show up. I assume this may have been caused by dust settling in over the years. It is the only laptop I have ever had that this has happened to (and my first laptop was purchased in 1995).

I don't even eat Cheetos while typing on it.

Is this a common issue with Dell keyboards?

]]> https://ko.ifixit.com/Answers/View/955872/Keys+needing+hard+presses+to+activate+after+%22never%22+using+the+keyboard https://ko.ifixit.com/Answers/View/955872 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:08:44 -0700