[ltp] loose keyboard issue

[Stephen Ryan]

On 2/13/07, Robert D. Crawford <robdcraw@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a t-40 that is a couple of years old.  I bought it used several
> months ago... maybe 6.  Lately I have noticed that the keyboard and
> wrist rest have come loose at the bottom right hand corner of the
> keyboard.  While this is not now affecting anything except the feel of
> the arrow keys, I am a little afraid that left alone it will begin to
> create problems.  Stitch in time and all...
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?  I have checked all the screws on the
> bottom of the laptop, the ones that have exposed heads, anyway.
>
> Not sure if it matters, but I have the cd-rw/dvd drive installed.  If
> this needs to be removed to check some screws, can instructions be given
> on how to do this?  I received no documentation when I bought this
> machine and I have very low vision and cannot really see how I might go
> about this.
>
> Thanks,
> rdc

I'm not sure how easy this will be to do with limited vision, because
some of those screws are quite small, but IBM does have a maintenance
manual available on their website which I have used to successfully
disassemble (and subsequently reassemble!)  my T40.

Here's a direct link to the hardware maintenance manual for the T4x line:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/39t6192_01.pdf