Wes Lawrence Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hey guys,So I got a Probook 6460B for a decent price used, but it came with the dreaded bilingual keyboard. Was wondering if it's possible to switch it for the US keyboard? I see them available on ebay, but not sure if it'll work properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmod1337 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I have the HP Elitebook 6930p and successfully exchanged the keyboard with an ebay version after I killed the Alt Gr key (once you don't have it anymore, you realize how often you need this key).Swapping was very simple because HP designes their products to be as modular as possible. It was only 3 screws in the back and the 4 latches on the keyboard. AFAIK this does not even void your warranty (Phillips screws).The only tricky thing is to get the flat cable back into the connector, but if you don't have 2 left hands this should be fairly easy.As far as I understand Keyboards, they are all more or less the same only the printed characters differ. The computer interprets the keys with the help of the keymap(control panel), which of course has to match your physical keyboard in order to make any sense.I honestly don't see anything you should be worried about, except the (sometimes exorbitant) price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Lawrence Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks for the encouragement. I took the keyboard off mine and you were right, it makes sense that they can be interchanged as the keyboard is one unit plugged in by that flat cable. Found a US version for $30 shipped, not too shabby. Cannot wait to be free of this bilingual keyboard annoyance. I have the HP Elitebook 6930p and successfully exchanged the keyboard with an ebay version after I killed the Alt Gr key (once you don't have it anymore, you realize how often you need this key).Swapping was very simple because HP designes their products to be as modular as possible. It was only 3 screws in the back and the 4 latches on the keyboard. AFAIK this does not even void your warranty (Phillips screws).The only tricky thing is to get the flat cable back into the connector, but if you don't have 2 left hands this should be fairly easy.As far as I understand Keyboards, they are all more or less the same only the printed characters differ. The computer interprets the keys with the help of the keymap(control panel), which of course has to match your physical keyboard in order to make any sense.I honestly don't see anything you should be worried about, except the (sometimes exorbitant) price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmod1337 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 PS: If you buy some flat magnets and glue, you can make fridge magnets from the old keyboard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constantin85 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 just pu US stickers on it, they are like $5 on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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