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August 21st, 2025 07:28
Power Cycling
My Vostro V7500 keeps power cycling although I'm not touching any keys. I think this may be because the power button is stuck down but poking at it gently does not seem to free it off.
Could someone confirm if this diagnosis is right and what the best thing to do is?
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ejn63
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August 21st, 2025 12:53
The part is this one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265801380976
Though it's inexpensive, the labor to replace it will be at least an hour given that the entire system needs to be disassembled to access the part.
Service manual:
https://www.dell.com/support/product-details/en-us/product/vostro-15-7500-laptop/resources/manuals
Coopergisu
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August 21st, 2025 17:30
@ejn63
Hi, thanks very much for the reply.
I don't have the fingerprint button at the moment (or at least I don't think so as my partner uses the laptop too). Can the fingerprint functionality be disabled?
If not, I guess you have to replace the whole keyboard?
J. Dennis
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September 14th, 2025 23:14
The fingerprint sensor is separate from the keyboard. I replaced my Vostro 7500's keyboard yesterday, so I moved the old fingerprint key from the defective keyboard/palm-rest to the new one.