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[Bill_S_601]

I have exactly the same spacebar problem with my brand new Acer Aspire E1-572P-6403. My online retailer offered to replace it with another, but with all the setup work that I have invested, I would rather have it repaired. I wonder how that's going to godown. (godown is how it looks when you type "go down" with a lousy space bar.) Very frustrating. I had thought Acer was agood brand. Grrr.

[Maxien78]

This same thing ishappening withmy brand new, not even one week old Acer V5-56ig. It's frustrating because I have to go back and edit all my words.

[RDP]

Same problem with my Aspire S7.  Very frustrating!   My spacebar doesn't work when I hit the lower-right portion -- i.e. low with my right thumb.

[stripeystar]

I had the same problem with my brand new e1 572 - lifting off the spacebar button and wiping the black sensor points seems to have helped. Not perfect but definitely responding better to side touches with thumbs for normal touch typing as it wasn't responding to anything other than a hard depress initially.

[RDP]

I popped off my spacebar and added a couple of layers of masking tape so it takes a bit less pressure for a press to register. Took some trial and error but it works perfectly now. Scary popping off the bar and tricky to get back on properly.

[Bill_S_601]

Does ACER not read these comments? It's their own web site! They seem be be disrespecting their customers.

[Martinagge]

Here is a quick-fix:

I had the exact same problem on my brand new Acer Aspire V11 Touch. The spacebar needed to be whacked quite hard in the middle to work (it should be named Asus Aspire V11 Whack, not Touch :-)). Neigther of the sides of the spacebar would work.

I did what RDP suggested above: Carefully lifted of the spacebar (using the tip of two not too pointy table knives). It is attached by multiple small clips holding two rigid wires. There is only one switch in the middle, and for it to be activated the spacebar needs to be rigid and under enough tention to work when the sides of the spacebar are touched. One of the wires stayed on the spacebar, while the other detached. I stuck two layers of electrical insulation tape on top of each other, cut at little square and stuck it to the middle of the back of the spacebar, over the switch. Then reattached the spacebar (fiddled the wire back in position, and pressed the whole spacebar back in position, so all the little clips reattached).

It now works perfectly!

However, if you don't want to fiddle with the keyboard yourself, return it for service. After all this is the only way Acer will become aware that they have a production problem. This thread seems to be ignored by them.