Laptop Keyboard and Touchpad Compatibility

[caspian]

Dear Technicians,

If we consider different laptop models of the same brand or different brands, and if we see their Keyboard (or Touchpad) connectors are pin-compatible, can we exchange their Keyboards (or Touchpads) for testing purposes?

note: Regardless of size/shape of their Keyboards (or Touchpads).

Sometimes, we need this testing when Keyboard (or Touchpad) of the same model is not available. Have anyone tested like this?

Thanks

[mcplslg123]

Re: Laptop Keyboard and Touchpad Compatibility

It creates more confusion rather then clearing the doubt. Every mb is designed in a different way. Say There are 4 pins on a touch pad on laptop X with a sequence like PIN1-3v, PIn 2-5v, PIN3-5v and Pin 4-GND. Not necessarily, the other laptop mb will have same seqence on pins-It may be say PIn 3 is gnd. So what happens when you test?? It may be you damage a good t.pad and feel like its not working as the noumber of pins and pin spacing are same and t.pad looks identical. So not a worthy idea to try. Others may differ in opinion but thats my view.

[caspian]

Re: Laptop Keyboard and Touchpad Compatibility

What about the case where all pins of the touchpad connectors of Laptop X and Laptop Y have the same name and number and are fully compatible?
Have anyone tried to check whether the touchpad of Laptop X works fine if connecting to Laptop Y?
What about exchanging keyboard between Laptop X and Y if their keyboard connectors are fully compatible both in name and number?

[diif]

Re: Laptop Keyboard and Touchpad Compatibility

Yeah, I've done it a few times on HP and Dell.