[ltp] got to press real hard to make the shift key work

[Pierre Fortin]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:20:19 +0800 jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

>Dudes, I got to press real hard sometimes to make my left shift key work
>here on my R50e.
>
>What do I do, pry it off with a screwdriver, rub some alcohol, and pop
>it back?
>
>Pull out the whole keyboard from underneath and scratch something?
>
>OK, it seems if I remember to press the right half of that left shift
>key, it works. Its left half is less sensitive.
>
>I bet the harder I press, the bigger hole I'm digging for myself.
>
>I live real remote, so I can't just take it to the store.
>
>Sorry the above is not Linux related, but "you're the only friends I
>got."

identify the type of keyboard (probably scissor type)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_technology

remove it.  this link has an image you can click on to see where the
screws are (if you remove it, be careful of the ribbon connections --
some are simply push-in, others have a compression socket where you have
to pull up on the socket's end tabs before removing/inserting connections)
http://www.pchub.com/uph/laptop/66-28965-4380/IBM-Thinkpad-R50e-Series-Keyboard.html

determine if you can open/repair it yourself -- if not, order a new one
if it makes sense for you
http://compare.ebay.com/search/r50e+keyboard?rvr_id=183532197305&crlp=1001809073_304542_304572&UA=L*F%3F&GUID=db698a2212c0a0a9f62731d7ff9ad37e&agid=513374153&tm_kw=r50e+keyboard&siteid=0&MT_ID=475&tt_encode=raw&keyword=r50e+keyboard&geo_id=1&ff4=304542_304572

HTH