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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Phaedrus2129 on Mon, 31 January 2011, 21:46:19

Title: X100e spacebar
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Mon, 31 January 2011, 21:46:19

Guess the Thinkpad keyboards really have been dropping in quality. After less than a year of ownership, the spacebar on my X100e won't reliably activate when hit on the right side, unless you really mash it.

Any theories as to what the cause might be, and if it's fixable? If not, how difficult is it to install a new keyboard on these laptops?

Title: X100e spacebar
Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 01 February 2011, 09:15:11

Swapping keyboards shouldn't be too hard, I imagine, not on a Thinkpad. I bet they still have multiple OEMs, so you'll want to look up which part number / FRU has the best quality.

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/X100E-Keyboard-replacement/td-p/287640

Title: X100e spacebar
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 01 February 2011, 09:31:14

Oddly enough, my T61 went through a brief phase of this, then started working again as normal. Try reseating the thing a few times and blasting it with an air duster.