Question Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Removed the alt key to do some cleaning, managed to put the two plastic pieces back onto the keyboard but i cant slot the key in....any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Center it and press hard, it'll snap right in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 great now the rubber cap came loose....this is giving me such a headache....i cant believe its so hard to put a laptop key back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Straighten the upper right plastic pin, looks a bit bend and has to go below the metal thingy. It's fairly easy to snap them back in...that rubber thingy will stay in place even when loose, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 The rubber cap thing came completely loose...as in totally off the keyboard. Im trying to glue it back now...Ive been trying to snap it in, no go....not sure why. Did you mean the upper right pin on the back of the alt key or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The rubber thingy will stay in place once the cap is snapped on...at least don't get glue on the center as that is the contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 The problem being that for some reason the cap wont snap on...Also the glue seems to have done nothing (it wont stick to the contact area). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Did you see the pin on the picture that isn't behind the metal thingy? It also looks like the plastic part is bend a bit on the button side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 The purple part? I can get the top two pins behind the metal thingy, but i cant get the key to slot into the other plastic portion...i can slot it in just fine if the entire plastic portion is off the keyboard, but i cant seem to get the angle right when the plastic parts are on the keyboard itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The plastic thingy on that button is also bend and twisted, preventing it from snapping in behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 So i've been talking to my clevo reseller (Logical blue one) and they said the clips on the key are broken so i can't put it back....they tried to get a replacement key for me but found that they needed some special tool (which they dont have) to remove the keys safely because the pins on the keys would always break if they removed it and they wouldnt be able to put it back, and apparently all clevo laptop keyboards cant have their keys removed.safely without this special tool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I shifted ALL key-caps on a Clevo keyboard from a broken to working one (which had the wrong language) and didn't even try to be careful and not a single one got damaged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yea i thought so....i dont want to buy a new keyboard but i cant replace the key as the pins are broken...unless i can find someone willing to sell me a new key....Edit : Someone from xotic also says that they need a special tool to replace the key....thats odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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