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Repairing IBM ThinkPad T41 Keyboard - iFixit

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<strong>Repairing</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>ThinkPad</strong> <strong>T41</strong> <strong>Keyboard</strong><br />

<strong>Repairing</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>ThinkPad</strong> <strong>T41</strong><br />

TOOLS:<br />

Small Phillips Screw Driver (1)<br />

Spudger (1)<br />

SUMMARY<br />

<strong>Keyboard</strong><br />

Written By: Marissa Blustein<br />

This simple repair guide will aid you in taking apart your <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>ThinkPad</strong> <strong>T41</strong> laptop to reach<br />

and replace its keyboard.<br />

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<strong>Repairing</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>ThinkPad</strong> <strong>T41</strong> <strong>Keyboard</strong><br />

Step 1 — <strong>Keyboard</strong><br />

Step 2<br />

Close the screen and turn the<br />

closed laptop over.<br />

Remove all 17 screws on the<br />

bottom of the computer.<br />

The multiple colors<br />

(turquoise, red, blue,<br />

orange, yellow, and purple) are for<br />

organizational purposes, indicating<br />

different screws.<br />

Your computer may have more if it<br />

still has its optical device, HDD, or<br />

battery. The yellow markers are the<br />

location of at least two extra<br />

screws that we don't have.<br />

Remove the extra RAM cover, by<br />

lifting where the screw was and<br />

pulling out.<br />

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<strong>Repairing</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>ThinkPad</strong> <strong>T41</strong> <strong>Keyboard</strong><br />

Step 3<br />

Step 4<br />

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.<br />

This document was last generated on 2012-11-02 04:01:35 AM.<br />

Turn the laptop right side up and<br />

open the screen.<br />

Lift the keyboard, using a spudger<br />

at the seam between the keyboard<br />

and trackpad.<br />

Careful of the ribbon cable<br />

underneath, which may tear<br />

if the keyboard is lifted too<br />

vigorously.<br />

Unplug the keyboard’s ribbon<br />

cable, by lifting up the edges of the<br />

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plug.

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