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Hello,

I would like to purchase a UK keyboard for a W700ds. I am looking for one from an older generation laptop which does not suffer from the loud/hollow sounding keys, a 'feature' of the current keyboard.

I'd ideally like a 'new' keyboard but would, condition dependant, consider a 'used' one.

Thanks.

... in my opinion your post is a bit unspecific (sorry!), but I believe the thread New genuine T60/T61/R60/T400/W700 NMB keyboards for sale (and the links therein) may be of use. According to Keyboard service parts - ThinkPad T60, T60p (4:3 LCD models) the e.g. 39T0982 is a NMB, UK keyboard for T60's.

I wanted to cross-check this FRU with the Keyboard service parts - ThinkPad W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds but found myself unable as this page is very wrong!?!

Try Google after e.g. "flexing W700 keyboard" (or flexing T400 or T500 keyboard) etc. and see what folks have done to fix this issue... there are many threads discussing this issue!

Johan

Johan,

Thank you for taking the time to reply; the reason my post is unspecified (acknowledged!) is because I do not actually know the model number that I require. I have tried to obtain that information in the corresponding sub-forum but my post [*] has received no replies.

I also found the 'Keyboard service parts' page incorrect for the W700/W700ds which does not help but I suspect they would only list 'modern' keyboards which, from my research, all suffer from the same flex problem. Ideally, I'd like a UK layout keyboard without flex (and, ideally in the UK too, such that postage does not become a significant contribution to the overall price).

I will follow your advice and search for more threads on the issue (I have found several but none with any real fixes or workarounds short of replacing the keyboard). I'd be happy if there were a way for me to somehow 'fix' the board I've got. It's not so much the flex that directly bothers me but indirectly the horrible 'clattering' sound some keys make. It's interesting if I hold down a particular 'loud' key and press one of the other, normally loud, keys that surround it they do not make the loud sound. I do wonder if this means it's possible somehow to 'fix' the existing keyboard. Either way, I suspect a keyboard with more support on it's base would help out.

I keep trying to 'live with it', in part because I'm trying to avoid having to replace the keyboard because it seems to require a substantial amount of work in doing so and I am scared of causing any damage (despite having read the guides and watched the videos several times). Having said this, the current noise is unbearable, so...

Thank you!

[*] http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=105001