Remove one key from A31 keyboard?

[Deb Suran]

Hi Folks. I have a dead ThinkPad A31, and a friend who needs one key. I'd rather just send her the key and not the whole keyboard, but I can't see how to get it off easily. I assume you can probably stick a probe in there, like a little flat-bladed screwdriver, and free whatever needs to be freed to get one key off. Anyone know how who can describe this to me? Thanks!

[sjthinkpader]

There are two to three keyboard suppliers and each key construction is different. There is a good write up in the T4x forum.

[Deb Suran]

Thanks. Do you have a link? I couldn't find a discussion that described ways to remove keys.

[sjthinkpader]

Here it is, in T6x Forum, me bad.

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... left+right

[Deb Suran]

Thanks, that answers some questions about my T60 keyboards. But it doesn't tell me how to remove one key from my A31 without breaking it. Anybody know?

[Deb Suran]

Never mind, I got it. Insert a small flat-bladed screwdriver under the front of the key as far back as it will go until it stops. Gently lever the front of the key up, it'll snap out. I was looking for something to release because I was apparently remembering keys on an older model.