Do the T42 and T40 have the same size keyboards?

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muffd · #1 Post by **muffd** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:21 pm

I have a T40 with the Chinese keyboard and have T42 with the Thailand keyboard. I definitely like the feel much better with the Thailand keyboard and want to know if there is a way I can call IBM to request the Thailand keyboard as a replacement for my chinese one.

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Steve007 · #2 Post by **Steve007** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:44 pm

muffd wrote:I have a T40 with the Chinese keyboard and have T42 with the Thailand keyboard. I definitely like the feel much better with the Thailand keyboard and want to know if there is a way I can call IBM to request the Thailand keyboard as a replacement for my chinese one.

Thanks

Yeah, they are the same size.

dwallace · #3 Post by **dwallace** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:21 pm

How do I check the country of origin for the keyboards on my
T30 -- type 2366
T40 -- type 2374

Thanks
DW

muffd · #4 Post by **muffd** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:28 pm

You to go to IBM's website and lookup which parts shipped with your Thinkpads. After you get the FRU #'s, come back here and do a search for those numbers and you'll find out. Take's a bit of work but it's worth it.

I just called IBM and told them my keyboard is messed up and if they can send me another one. I then gave them the FRU for the keyboard that came with my T42 (Thailand) and they are going to send it tonight.

bhtooefr · #5 Post by **bhtooefr** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:05 pm

Hmm...

Kinda offtopic, because it's an X series question, but also on topic, because it's a keyboard question.

The IBM P/N (not FRU - the FRU is 0000000, which is obviously wrong) is 02K5789. So, who made it? There's an 02K5760 which is also for the X2 models.

muffd · #6 Post by **muffd** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:14 pm

Update..I got my keyboard today and installed it fairly easily. Much better than the Chinese keyboard. I think they forgot to send me a shipping label to ship back the old keyboard.

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:10 pm

dwallace wrote:How do I check the country of origin for the keyboards on my
T30 -- type 2366
T40 -- type 2374

Thanks
DW

Here is a link to find what's installed in your system.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... sLookup.vm

Here is a link to find out what the country of origin is. You choose your system, then Keyboard service parts. NMB is Thai, Alps is Chinese, Chicony is Chinese (I think).

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... d=TPAD-FRU

If your part number does not show up on this list (as it didn't on my T-42), do a search on this forum or on Google using your FRU part number. Hopefully you can then find out the manufacturer of the keyboard.

muffd · #8 Post by **muffd** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:52 pm

Gom, I think you posted this before. That's where I found out how to find out my keyboard. Great info and thanks for sharing with the others once again.

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