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OK on my t60, there is a plastic strip at the top of the keyboard, right below the indicator lights and screen. This has come unatached, and part of it snapped of, it is quite flimsy, and I have tapped the peice that broke of back into place, but I have no idea what this is called or where to get a replacement. please help me, it looks terrible. thanks

Craigyas wrote:OK on my t60, there is a plastic strip at the top of the keyboard, right below the indicator lights and screen. This has come unatached, and part of it snapped of, it is quite flimsy, and I have tapped the peice that broke of back into place, but I have no idea what this is called or where to get a replacement. please help me, it looks terrible. thanks

Its called "Clear Plate Kit " = Indicator lights cover FRU # 41W4505 , you can order it direct from Lenovo or try Ebay for thinkpad parts.....or are you referring to the keyboard Bezel ? they have different FRU # for 14.1 and 15.0 models



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Craigyas wrote:plastic strip at the top of the keyboard, right below the indicator lights and screen

is part of the keyboard bezel. As TOMSrolla said, the FRU number is different depending on form factor.

14.1": 42W2225
15.0": 42W2226
15.4" wide: 42W2608

If it's the part I am thinking of, it's not part of the keyboard bezel, it is part of the keyboard itself. To the OP, are you talking about the piece of plastic that houses the power switch and Thinkvantage (or access IBM) button, pictured below? On earlier models of Thinkpads, IBM used to actually put the machine type on there (.e.g. T23) and it was called a volume cap (or something like that). I've never seen a part number for it on a later keyboard.

The Hardware Maintenance Manual lists the parts and their part numbers.

Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T60/p (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2613, 2623, 2637)

Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad T60, T60p (6369, 6370, 6371, 6372, 8741, 8742, 8743, 8744) Wide screen models

the strip is not covering the indicator lights
I looked it up, and the piece is right above the bezel
I could not find it on the products list
Is it possible that because the part is so unimportant to system function that it is not replaceable?

The strip looks almost exactly like the indicator lights cover, but it is directly below it, and with out any lights, just a black strip set in the case

Harryc wrote:If it's the part I am thinking of, it's not part of the keyboard bezel, it is part of the keyboard itself. To the OP, are you talking about the piece of plastic that houses the power switch and Thinkvantage (or access IBM) button, pictured below? On earlier models of Thinkpads, IBM used to actually put the machine type on there (.e.g. T23) and it was called a volume cap (or something like that). I've never seen a part number for it on a later keyboard.

its the plastic strip, right at the top of the base, where the screen meets the keyboard

That's a keyboard bezel. See the previous post by dr_st for FRU numbers. You can start by searching for the correct FRU# for your machine on EBay. Just pay attention to the fact that the bezels are different depending on the screen size of your machine.

You can either replace that with a piece of matte tape, which you cut to size, or replace the upper keyboard bezel assembly, of which that is a part. AFAIK it is not available separately.
That's just a (rubber?) strip to cover where bezel-inserts meets frame

I agree - that adhesive tape part is kinda flimsy (as a solution) and i have also wondered what to do if it becomes unattached - luckily it has not happened yet. The adhesive tape isn't available as a separate part - you'll need a new keyboard bezel. I've got a used 15.0" bezel stored somewhere with a broken tab (near the LAN and modem ports), but it's really impossible to pull the tape off damaging the tape.

I decided to glue the pieces down for now, While its not the prettiest thing in the world, it works