Repairing IBM ThinkPad T41 Keyboard

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Introduction

This simple repair guide will aid you in taking apart your IBM ThinkPad T41 laptop to reach and replace its keyboard.

What you need

Step 1 Keyboard

Repairing IBM ThinkPad T41 Keyboard, Keyboard: step 1, image 1 of 1

Close the screen and turn the closed laptop over.
Remove all 17 screws on the bottom of the computer.
The multiple colors (turquoise, red, blue, orange, yellow, and purple) are for organizational purposes, indicating different screws.
Your computer may have more if it still has its optical device, HDD, or battery. The yellow markers are the location of at least two extra screws that we don't have.

Step 2

Remove the extra RAM cover, by lifting where the screw was and pulling out.

Step 3

Turn the laptop right side up and open the screen.
Lift the keyboard, using a spudger at the seam between the keyboard and trackpad.
Careful of the ribbon cable underneath, which may tear if the keyboard is lifted too vigorously.