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Whatisaninvalid

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September 17th, 2007 23:00

Rubber feet coming off under laptop

Hey,
Similar to my last Dell laptop, the rubber feet have come off the new-ish Inspiron 9400, and I can't find them.
1. How do I go about getting spares to replace these, and
2. what's the best way to fix them to the laptop so this doesn't happen? I thought cyanoacrylate ("Supa-Glue") would be best as it shouldn't be as affected by the heat from the laptop.
 
Last time I simply removed the remaining feet from the laptop to stop it from rocking, but it scratched my desk, so I want to prevent that this time.

Ilovelucy22

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September 18th, 2007 01:00

The rubber feet actually have a job to do.  And that is to allow circulation of air under the notebook chassis.  Removing them could cause problems.  In most cases the little sticky pad Dell uses isn't sufficient, especially when using the computer on a flat, hard surface and moving it. 
 
Dell will replace rubber feet with a service call, but rarely when a customer calls to request them.  Try to be careful I guess.

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