thinkpad 385XD - loose spring

[SallyJefferson]

hi guys

just got 385XD from ebay here.

I removed keyboard to make a minor repair and when I flipped the whole thing,

this spring fell out. For the life of me, i cannot figure out where to put it back.

I followed the disassembly procedure strictly using HMM carefully noted all the parts.

but this loose spring is not mentioned in HMM. I read the whole thing from beginning to end twice

to look for the mention of the part but to no avail...

can anyone help? this spring looks like a hinge of sort, possible goes into power slide plastic that

triggers power switch. but the power switch itself is already spring-loaded...


any help would be greatly appreciated!


ps. I'm surprised that HMM neglected the mention of this crucial part!

[Harryc]

Welcome to the thinkpads.com forum. If you can provide a picture that might help someone identify it.