Comments on: Repair IBM ThinkPad keyboard with a missing key

By: Happy person

Happy person — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:43:42 +0000

Thanks so much, you saved me. I thought I need a keyboard replacement, but thanks to you help I could fix it.

By: Anna Magdalena

Anna Magdalena — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:03:13 +0000

VOILA! ..And it works like wonder! Tis is one good article. Thanxalot!

By: love my x200

love my x200 — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:15:56 +0000

I just replaced my keayboard because the key which came off got eaten by the dog and it was sticky from a spill. Well while locking the new keyboard in place I guess I dislodged the l key. It poped off today. I was so upset. I found your post and was able to re attch hopefully it stays and is not going to be a perpetual problem. Thanks.

By: pols

pols — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:49:18 +0000

my friend takes laptop from me and he return with my enter key missing… should I take it to the shop to fix this or to buy a new keyboard…….

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Wonderful page.
Thanks a lot.
Alan

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:50:37 +0000

dextermat,

Nice but what if the part where you assemble the key is damage.

On the thinkpad r60 you have little pieces of plastic sticking out and 2 out of 4 are broken….

i guess i need to change the whole thing

I guess you are talking about the key lifting mechanism, I call it a retainer.
If the retainer is broken, you’ll have to replace it with a new one.
Search for a new key on eBay. You can buy a new key with a new retainer together.

By: dextermat

dextermat — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:25:35 +0000

Nice but what if the part where you assemble the key is damage.

On the thinkpad r60 you have little pieces of plastic sticking out and 2 out of 4 are broken….

i guess i need to change the whole thing

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:39:02 +0000

Awesome. Thank You! My key was still intact, but your instructions showed me how to reinstall it…Invaluable

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:46:59 +0000

Thanks, you saved me a trip to the supportcenter. Very tricky to get the small pieces in the right place. Now i can use the s button although it is not as it were originally. I think it is time to get a new keyboard anyhow.

By: Mo

Mo — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:52:32 +0000

I just ordered my replacement shift key that my 2 year old snapped off. Thanks for making it so easy to find a vendor to sell the very thing I needed, but didn’t think I would find, for a total cost of $3.88 including shipping.