How can you find your keyboard FRU number?

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rleo25 · #1 Post by **rleo25** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:55 pm

There are three keyboard types: Alps, Chiconi and NMB. Ok? Well, and there is a Lenovo page where you can lookup which part number corresponds to each one... Now the problem is: I can´t find the number of the keyboard installed in my laptop, I don´t want to look inside the machine for it, is there any other way to know it without dissassembling? Mine is a T60.

A Secon question which one is the best for you?

perry_78 · #2 Post by **perry_78** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:14 pm

You can find out what FRU your laptop uses submitting your serial number on the lenovo homepage.

I would give you a link, but I tried finding that page for 15 minutes now, it's hidden deep down inside the website

The easiest way to do so is to go to Warranty -> Warranty Lookup -> (submit your model number + serial number -> then click on "View parts lookup results for this system"

This will give you a full list of FRUs your system came with

This you can then cross check with the parts list for FRUs

I like my NMB i must say, there is something to the rumours of it being the best laptop keyboard out there. I paid the price with funky hinges and a "phenomenal" TMD screen though..

Nebzar · #3 Post by **Nebzar** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:26 pm

Go to this page, and select "Detect and continue"; after the installation of an ActiveX control (which you must allow) you will end up in a page listing all the FRU numbers of the components (including keyboard) installed in your Thinkpad:

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

Regards
Neb

rleo25 · #4 Post by **rleo25** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:53 pm

Thanks for the help, Neb and Perry. I will lookup and tell results with some first impressions on my "identified"keyboard...

rleo25 · #5 Post by **rleo25** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:19 pm

Well, the two ways lead to the same place... a list of parts shipped with the system... a recovery CD (which wasn´t shipped!!!) and even the ubiquitous radio labels, stickers and such minimal items... but the keyboard... nope!!! isn´t it misterious? So that the search for the holy grial begins... how by goodness sake can I find out what keyboard am I using right now?...

sugo · #6 Post by **sugo** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:02 pm

You can simply unscrew and pop out the keyboard. It's very easy. There should be a label with FRU number.

Nebzar · #7 Post by **Nebzar** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:11 am

rleo25 wrote:... but the keyboard... nope!!! isn´t it misterious?

Strange indeed... in that page I get my keyboard listed, in the 12th line (so I discovered I have the Chicony):

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39T7161 39T7191 KEYBOARD FRU YES

I really have no idea why yours is not listed.

perry_78 · #8 Post by **perry_78** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:04 am

Neither do I, the FRU of the elusive NMB is cleary there

rleo25 · #9 Post by **rleo25** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:32 pm

Well no... I´ve seen several parts lookup lists for other notebooks and the listings are inconsitent! they don´t show the same parts, items listed are kind of alleatory, what is the importance of having, flyers and stickers numbers and not the keyboard? Is there some malicious bug?

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How can you find your keyboard FRU number?

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