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I have T43p.
When I press the right arrow button I hear a short click like as the thing which is beneath it (the lower part of the keyboard, don't know how its called in English) is not fully attached to the frame. Or it this just because the arrow is above DVD burner?

I don't notice this on my T42. If I press any of the arrow keys, they all seem the same.

Maybe there is something stuck underneath, crumbs or dirt, maybe try some air.

It is more that there is space underneath it and every time I press it clicks because the two surfaces touch eachother.

Yeah, the right side IS loose, I'm not 100% sure it's on all T42's, but I'm suspecting, just people not noticing.
May I suggest some foam, or something you can put under there to steady it out, there are no screws on the right side to keep the keyboard down, so it's bound to hover above the surface.
One of those annoyances T42's have :)

Edit: Oh you've got a T43, oh well, annoyances seem to carry over.

My right arrow isn't just loose, it just fell off. Anyone know how to get the key back on? It doesn't appear to be broken, just like it slid out of the grooves it would normally be in.

Thanks.

paland wrote:My right arrow isn't just loose, it just fell off. Anyone know how to get the key back on? It doesn't appear to be broken, just like it slid out of the grooves it would normally be in.

Thanks.

When my left arrow key came off, I couldn't quite understand the complicated way it was there in the first place, so I just placed it on the slot and pushed down, luckily worked and has stayed there :)

I found a great tutorial from javanaut here:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=6748

Its fixed and working fine.

When I had that on my A31, IBM said it can't be fixed... and sent me a new keyboard overnight (warranty covered). Called around 5:30PM EST... was at my door early the next morning. Literally a couple of hours. Amazing.

And if you ended up fixing it, then you just got an free new keyboard....hmmm....

my old one did have some wear.

Tech told me, you may be able to repair it a bit... but never 100%, so it's a waste of time even trying.

It's an easy unit to extract and replace. So no big deal.