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Installing a new keyboard = warranty void?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:37 am
by zodiac
Hello,
I am about to buy a X60s with an English keyboard layout and I probably want to swap that for a German one.
I read a couple of times by now, that its not difficult to install a new keyboard. Now my questions are:
- How difficult is it really, is there a guide somewhere?
- Do I loose my warranty when I do this?
- Ive read, that there are 3 different manufacturers, amongst them Chicony. What are the characteristics of the different keyboard versions and what are their GERMAN FRU numbers / where can I look them up?
Thank you very much for you time,
Martin
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:11 am
by jketzetera
-There is a keyboard-changing guide somewhere on Lenovo's support pages.
-I do not know. However, if you swap back your original keyboard, before sending it to service you should not have any problems.
-The different keyboards have different feel about them. Different people seem to have different preferences in regards to this. If you search this forum, you will find some posts about the keyboards.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:29 am
by JaneL
Keyboards are a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU), so replacing it should not affect the warranty.
How to do it? Watch the movie!
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:47 am
by zodiac
Thank you very much, guys!
Different question: What happens, when I change the Lenovo ThinkPad Logo back to the IBM Logo with one bought on eBay. They shouldnt care about it, should they?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:39 am
by JaneL
zodiac wrote:They shouldnt care about it, should they?
I can't imagine why they would.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:52 pm
by ronan_zj
when you need warranty service, you can just switch back to original one
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:55 am
by zodiac
Thanks again.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:13 am
by zodiac
Hey, and just another question.
When did Lenovo change the boot screens to their logo? Did it happen simultaneously with the change of the thinkpad logo? Or as soon, when they took the company over?
When do I have to expect a Lenovo branded boot up screen on a X60S?
Have a nice weekend, everyone.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:48 pm
by ajkula66
It's mix and match...my pre-production X60T had IBM logos on the palmrest and lid, while having Lenovo's boot logo.
Generally, I haven't seen a post-T43 unit with an IBM boot logo, not to say these don't exist.
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:48 pm
by FRiC
This might not apply to other places in the world, but I have a R51 and an X61 that I swapped out the original Thai keyboards for English keyboards. When the R51's English keyboard broke (the trackpoint fell off) I forgot that it wasn't the original keyboard and sent it in for repairs, IBM actually replaced the English keyboard with another Thai keyboard. The X61 was in for repairs and IBM also fixed it without saying anything about the keyboard.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:37 pm
by gunston
not suppose to be