If you remove individual sticky buttons while cleaning the panel, you can take a picture of the keyboard before you begin to work, so as not to mix up the keys when you reinstall it.
Basically, nothing is impossible. Many users of modern computer devices have long mastered the skills of repairing home equipment. Moreover, changing components, repairing some of them is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance.
If the efforts of the home master are crowned with success, this provides not only an opportunity to save money, but also to gain useful experience that will always come in handy in the future.
Good night. I apologize if such a topic was discussed, I just saw it somewhere on the net once, but now I can’t find it. That’s the problem. There is a keyboard from a laptop, today I accidentally made a small hole on the cable with a knife and after that several keys stopped working .I want to cut off the contacts and cut out a piece where the hole is and after all this, connect the remaining normal part of the cable to the contacts. Is it possible and how to do it? What is needed for this? Thank you in advance.
You can scrape from the side with the contact pads - they can be seen from the contact edge of the cable. although it is possible with the reverse, that it will be easier to scrape.
If the break is at the bend, then it is enough to use drawings 2 and 4, but use a different type of contactol, like conductive rubber, but where the hell can you find it.
From: St. Petersburg
Apparently it depends on how you rivet the plastic rivets.
I'll tell you, but this also needs training and a hairdryer. The “rivet” or a series of them are heated up to 80..120 degrees, then, in fact, the keyboard is removed “hot”. To form blanks for riveting from “Rivets”. Here it is important not to disfigure the rest of the plastic case.
From: St. Petersburg
Location: Leningrad region, town. Siversky
Location: Leningrad region, town. Siversky
When I was cleaning my laptop, I removed the keyboard. Several tracks on the cable came off. The keyboard doesn't work at all.
I had to solder loops from mobile phones. I do not think that the cable from the cell is very different from this cable.
I don't think graphite was used to create the plume.
I don't understand why all this. It's not 2007 when there was nothing here at all in stock. It's easier to buy Klava, which is in the photo, for 450r
Sometimes it turns out that when disassembling a laptop by negligence or due to insufficient strength, the lock of the keyboard cable connector breaks.
After it breaks, it becomes impossible to fix the keyboard cable.
It is best to replace the connector, but finding it is problematic, and besides, to replace it, you will need special equipment that not everyone has.
Therefore, we will analyze the way how this problem can be solved with the help of improvised means that everyone has.
Before work, it is recommended to turn off the power to the laptop by turning off the power supply and removing the battery.
Next, take an ordinary plastic bottle and cut out a plastic plate from it. You need to cut a plate the width of the train.
Then install the cable and push the cut out plate between the cable and the connector pins. The plate should enter with effort, securely fixing the cable.
In our case, the thickness of the plate was not enough, so we bent it twice and inserted it into the connector in this form.
After that, we fix the cable with masking tape to avoid accidental disconnection of the cable during shocks and vibrations.
However, this procedure will have to be performed every time you disassemble the laptop to clean and replace the thermal paste.
This method works not only for laptop connectors, but also for similar connectors on tablets, smartphones, cameras and other devices.
VIDEO This guide describes how to fix a broken keyboard connector to a laptop motherboard. I am not claiming that my recommendations will work on any type of connector in any brand of laptop, but if I can help even a few people, I will consider my mission accomplished.
Let's say the keyboard on your laptop stopped working properly and you decide to install a new keyboard yourself. You disassembled the laptop, removed the keyboard, tried to unlock the connector to disconnect the cable and. . . Here the YOKLMN part of the cable lock has broken!
What can you do? Unfortunately, you don't have many options.The keyboard connector is firmly soldered to the system board and cannot be replaced at home. If the connector has been damaged, you will need to replace the whole motherboard, use a laptop with an external USB keyboard, or try the following trick... Hopefully it will work, or alas....
The keyboard cable is blocked in the connector on the system board. To remove the keyboard, you must unlock the connector and remove the keyboard cable.
In the image below you see one of the most common connectors. It has a base (white in my case) and a locking clip (brown in my case). The keyboard cable is clamped between the blocking clamp and the base contacts.
To unlock the connector, you must move the clip approximately 2 mm in the direction indicated by the two yellow arrows in the figure.
IMPORTANT! The locking clip must remain attached to the connector base.
If you're not careful, you can move the clamp too far and break it.
In the following image, both sides of the clamp are broken.
IMPORTANT! Don't throw away a broken clip, even if it looks completely useless.
Here's how to fix a broken clamp in place and make it work.
Carefully insert the keyboard cable into the connector. Please note, in this type of connector, the cable goes above the blocking clamp.
Carefully place the broken clip in place and use a small screwdriver to insert the clip behind the cable.
Fix the connection with adhesive tape, for reliability. The keyboard should work great.
The keyboard connector shown in the following image is very similar to the previous one. The only difference is that the keyboard cable is under the clip. Install it in the same way as the previous connector.
In the following image, you see a different type of keyboard connector. The loop is inserted vertically.
To unlock the connector, you will need to lift the locking clip (brown part) about 2 millimeters (two yellow arrows). After that, you can remove the keyboard cable (green arrow) and remove the keyboard.
If you apply too much force, you may break it.
Insert the keyboard cable into the connector, then insert the broken locking clip correctly (behind the cable in my case) and gently press it down.
Here is the same connector, from the opposite side. You can't even tell if the locking clip is broken.
Laptop keyboard repair may be needed if one or more keys in different rows, numbers or letters do not work for you. Many people think that repairing a laptop keyboard with their own hands is something unrealistic. However, everything is quite feasible.
First of all, you will need to remove the keyboard. Each model is installed differently. As a rule, it is mounted on the front side with bolts. The bolts are closed by the front cover under the screen, it is quite easy to remove this cover with a minimum of effort.
To make it easier at the end of the entire assembly process to quickly put the keys in place, you need to take a picture of the keyboard.If you neglect this advice, after repairing the laptop keyboard, you will spend a lot of time putting everything back into place.
Each key is mounted on special elevators. Elevators are equipped with 4 mounts: to the keyboard platform and the key itself. To remove the key, place a small tool (such as a thin screwdriver) under it as carefully as possible and lift it up slightly. Now the key can be easily removed, because it is freed from the elevator. Please note that you need to be extremely delicate here: the parts are made of plastic and can be easily broken.
We continue to repair the laptop keyboard with our own hands, go to the film. When all the keys are removed, we take out the film and just as carefully separate it. Most often, the film is made in the form of a book, on one side of which a transition is arranged. To facilitate the separation, preheat the film with a hair dryer.
Now the fun begins - repairing the laptop keyboard cable. First you will need to identify the damaged tracks, and then repair them. Using a multimeter, we find damage: we solder needles to the probes of the device, and then we pierce the tracks in turn. After you have found the damaged area, we clean it and draw a path with a special glue containing silver and a high degree of conductivity. And then we wait until the glue dries. You can buy this glue at an electronics repair shop or at the radio market. This completes our repair, it remains only to assemble the keyboard.
If you spilled liquid on your laptop (coffee, sweet tea, soup, etc.), you will need to repair the flooded laptop keyboard, which has its own characteristics. It is quite possible that it will be enough to confine yourself to cleaning the laptop.
If repairs are made in specialized workshops, the cost will be 500-1000 or more, depending on the model. If you do it yourself, you only need to spend money on glue (50-75 rubles).
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This material is dedicated to those of you who really want to learn how to repair laptops using your hands, brain and improvised means. So let's go!
Problems with laptops are as diverse as the problems with their older "brothers" - computers. For example, overheating, system boot failure, glitches on the monitor, and so on and so forth. In general, there are plenty to choose from. But seriously, one of the problems, the elimination of which can be very expensive, is the problem of dry laptop flexible cables. The cables dry out for two reasons: the high temperature inside the laptop and the poor-quality material from which they are made. Actually, the most negative factor that affects the plumes is time. In general, you opened the laptop and saw that the cables were dry and deformed. Deformation, as a rule, occurs at the very base of the plume: at the bend point. Of course, you can contact the service, but then prepare the money: it will be expensive, because getting the right cable for a laptop is a troublesome business. But the train can be repaired and it is done like this.
You will need scissors, a tube of super glue and a scalpel (or utility knife or blade). There is? Then let's move on.
Accurately determine the contact side of the cable: this is very important. The contact side is the side of the cable that was soldered (in short, it's not hard to guess). We put the cable on the table and carefully, without fanaticism, we begin to peel off the insulation from the contact point of the cable, exposing the conductor tracks. Attention: remove the insulation within a radius of 1 centimeter, no more! Your task: to completely expose all paths-conductors. Cleaned up? Fine! Now you need a piece of sealant for the cable. Cut a piece that fits the size and glue it on the back of the train to give it rigidity. Everything! Now insert the cable into place and check the quality of your work: everything will work.
As a result, you have gained invaluable repair experience plus saved a lot of money. With what we congratulate you!
Laptop keyboard repair | Replacement of laptop keys - Simple and uncomplicated do-it-yourself laptop repair
Replacement and repair of ASUS, ACER, Lenovo, HP, MSI, Samsung, Toshiba, PacardBell, SONY, Dell, Compaq, Fujitsu laptop keyboards in the Service Center or do it yourself?
Laptop Repair :
There are several reasons why a laptop keyboard fails. Consider the most common causes.
1) Most often, the keyboard fails if, as a result of careless user actions, liquid gets on it. As a rule, this happens when the laptop owner drinks various drinks in the immediate vicinity. A large amount of moisture spilled leads to serious damage to the keyboard, as a result, the laptop needs to be repaired, or the keyboard needs to be replaced.
2) Another common cause of failure is mechanical damage. The keyboard in a laptop is the main input device. It is through it that the user receives a large amount of information on the display. Because of this, large loads are obtained. Despite the fact that laptop manufacturers immediately create keyboards with heavy loads in mind, in some cases damage does occur. If this kind of breakdown occurs, then laptop keyboard repair is simply inevitable.
3) Another reason is the Russification of the keyboard. In this case, various stickers with Russian fonts, engravings begin to be glued to the buttons, or the keyboard is changed. If this is not done by a specialist, then this can also lead to a breakdown of the laptop.
The process of replacing and repairing a keyboard on a laptop
Replacing the keyboard on a laptop is as follows:
The first main point is to de-energize the equipment - the laptop must be turned off, the mains power is turned off and the battery is disconnected.
Keyboard repair is usually applicable in the following cases:
lost button,
Replacing a button / buttons of a laptop keyboard Replacing a button and a mount is not a difficult manipulation - you need to remove the adjacent button, look at the button mount and the main mount and install it in the same way. But there is also an L-shaped mount on the main (metal part of the keyboard) if it is broken, then it cannot be restored and only the replacement of the laptop keyboard is required.
Membrane repair is carried out as follows:
It is necessary to take another keyboard (donor), remove the button and plastic mount and cut off the rubber membrane,
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I will show on the example of an Acer laptop.So, the problem: on the keyboard, about 10 keys in various places stopped working.
When the computer is turned on, we remember or write down all non-working keys, turn off the computer and remove the battery. Next, unscrew the screws from the battery compartment that hold the top panel, remove the panel itself:
Then we take out the keyboard, turn it off (it is connected by one cable).
And also to troubleshoot, as I did not try to avoid it, I had to remove all more than a hundred keys. Now the membranes of the keys are available to us and the conductors of the keyboard are visible (there are no photographs, since I took it after the repair, I did not want to pick it again).
We select one of the non-working keys and follow the conductors from it. For convenience, the author of this text drew with a marker along the desired conductive path. Thus, I came to the next non-working key, and then found out that all the disabled keys were on the same track, tracked to which contact this track leads, then built a test device - two needles connected by a wire. This needle device was stuck (not through, if only the needle touched the conductor) into the tracked track near the connector and in an arbitrary place. Checked the keyboard - all keys work. Now we carefully examine the damaged track and look for a place where it could break. As a result of a thorough examination, one such place was identified, not to say that it looked terrible, it simply was not ideal. I stuck my connector from the needles on the sides of the suspicious place and made sure that it was in it that the contact disappeared.
The conductor in the film board is not metal, I don’t know from what, but it’s definitely not possible to solder it. Therefore, this method was tested: I take a thin copper wire, put it on the conductor at the breakage point and, heating it with a soldering iron, lightly press on it. Thus, the copper connector was fused into the film at the break point. Keyboard testing proved that this method is simple and effective.
We cover the corrected track with varnish, dry it, assemble the keyboard, install it in the computer and that's it, the keyboard is restored.
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Unfortunately, this article is not a step-by-step instruction for repairing a flooded keyboard, since the process, firstly, is very individual and the result is highly dependent on skills and luck, and, secondly, this described case does not take into account many nuances that can significantly complicate this procedure (for example, breaking “live” tracks at the stage of sticking films). Therefore, if you have come to this link not to spend a few hours of time on experiments, it is better not to waste extra time and immediately contact us in any way convenient for you.
Before that, you can read the article “Replacement (repair) of a laptop keyboard in Kiev”, which will give you an understanding of typical keyboard malfunctions and the cost of their repair. If you have problems with the keyboard (for example, you poured water on it, the buttons do not work, etc.), and are determined to figure out how to repair it, read on.
Immediately make a reservation that all the information provided is purely informative and cannot be regarded as technical documentation. The author of the material is not responsible for the possible negative consequences that may be caused by your actions. Also, please note that any repairs not performed by an authorized service center will automatically void your laptop warranty. Also, to repair a laptop keyboard with your own hands, you need to have a special tool and knowledge.
With this in mind, we strongly advise you not to risk your laptop, but to seek help from our service center, whose specialists will diagnose, find out the reasons for the failure of the keyboard, promptly repair or replace it, depending on what is more economically feasible.
More detailed information regarding the repair of the keyboard can be found in the article "Replacing (repairing) the keyboard for a laptop." In addition, you can find out the cost of new keyboards in the "Keyboards for laptops" section.
Before you figure out whether it is worth changing or repairing the keyboard, you should find out the reasons for its failure.
Most often, the keyboard requires repair or replacement due to the spillage of liquid on it, which gets inside the films and causes corrosion (rotting) of the conductive tracks inside the keyboard, followed by their opening or vice versa short circuit.
In the first case, some button/buttons/row of buttons stop responding to pressing, in the second case, the button/buttons are constantly pressed. There is an express method for repairing a flooded keyboard, which consists in washing it with distilled water in order to wash out the salts that are in the liquid with which the keyboard was flooded. The method is quite risky, because, firstly, you need to disassemble the laptop yourself in order to remove the keyboard, and, secondly, it does not guarantee that after this procedure the consequences will not be more deplorable than before it. After that, be sure to use a hair dryer to dry your hair, but do not forget that the temperature of the hot air in it is enough to melt the buttons. Then you need to give the keyboard the opportunity to finally get rid of moisture, leaving it to dry in the sun or wrapping it in a bag of rice, which is a good moisture adsorbent.
If after this procedure the keyboard does not work, you need to disassemble the laptop keyboard and try to restore the tracks. To do this, you will need a special conductive varnish or glue (you can use conductive glue to restore the heating tracks of the rear windows of the car).
Getting started, first you need to figure out how to remove the keyboard on a laptop and pull out the keys. The key is a dual design, consisting of an elevator and a key pad (some models additionally have a spring element). It is convenient to get the key with a dental hook or similar special tools (a thin watch screwdriver is also suitable for this purpose). The elevator and the platform of the key are linked together by latches having three or four connection points (in this case, respectively, one or two connections are movable).
Consider a fixed connection. In this case, the hook is placed between the fixed joints themselves in the groove between the platform and the lift. As a rule, fixed connections are located at the bottom of the key. In the photographs, you can see the attachment points (upper movable, lower fixed), which are visible when the elevator is in an elevated position. Also, for comparison, see what the lowered elevator looks like.
Remove all elevators, and, as a rule, it is more convenient to remove it from fixed mounts (of course, there are exceptions). The photos are good at showing where the connections are, so this step shouldn't be a problem.
In some modern keyboard models, elevators are more mobile: they can rise, fall, and also move relative to each other when folded. If you come across such a keyboard, then you need to do the following: extend the movable part of the elevator to the limit (in this case, the connection point will go beyond the boundary of the holding frame), raise the elevator, disconnect the fixed part.
After you separate all the elevators, you can start removing part of the keyboard (together with the spring elements) and the plastic board with the tracks drawn on them. These elements are on a special aluminum substrate.
In the case of keyboard models with frames (frames), another disassembly method can sometimes be used, which includes the process of removing the plastic edging. To perform this step, you will need a temperature controlled heat gun or soldering iron to melt the plastic on the back of the keyboard.When the time comes to reassemble the entire structure, it will be necessary to melt the fasteners again, as an alternative, you can use "moment" glue or something similar. Keyboards that have plastic edging contain only rubber caps, which in this case play the role of spring elements. This can be seen quite clearly in the third photo from the top: there are no spring-loaded elements on the keys.
Having finished with the keys, we move on to the main element of the keyboard - plastic films with applied conductive tracks. Usually there are two or three polyethylene parts with tracks and one empty (provides clearance). Very often, parts with tracks have a line of contact along one of the edges and represent a single structure. At the same time, it can be folded in half, bending at the places of the connecting tracks. However, there may be another situation. So, the photo shows that all three parts are autonomous, but at the same time they have a contact pad for connection.
Very often, on older models of keyboards, the parts are not connected to each other, but only in a few places they have spot gluing. In this regard, in comparison with them, in modern keyboards, in which the parts are glued, the disassembly process is more difficult. So, if you pull on the parts, you can easily break the tracks at the points of their contact with the glue.
For this procedure to be successful, you will need a hair dryer and a scalpel (stationery knife). Heat the glue well with a hair dryer (almost always the glue is blue), and then slowly begin to separate the layers of polyethylene parts (you need to start from the corner). At this stage, it is better not to rush. If you break a lot of tracks, then it will be almost impossible to restore them (if you damage 1-2, then this is fixable).
After separating the layers, check if there are any residues of the spilled liquid anywhere (in case of detection, rinse and dry again). You can almost always notice tracks that have been damaged. However, it is still better to play it safe and check with a tester. In principle, damaged parts of the track can be redrawn, but in practice this is not always feasible due to a number of reasons: a small distance between tracks, etc. As a rule, if you have washed and dried all areas of the keyboard well, then the process of oxidation and corrosion stops.
Please note that the resistance of the tracks should have a value close to zero (ideally, “short circuit” should be displayed on the tester. Sometimes the device shows 1-2 Ohms, this is due to the large distance between the measured points from each other. A damaged track may also have a high resistance or even “do not call.” In such a situation, we recommend that you draw a track over the destroyed one.
Sometimes it happens that the track rots right up to the contact pad. In this case, it is necessary to clean a small area near the site with a knife or scalpel. After all the tracks are traced and the glue has dried (it will take about 1-1.5 hours), check its resistance with a tester.
The photographs clearly show the drawing process to make it easier for you to navigate.
After that, assemble the polyethylene part to be placed on the aluminum substrate. Put a structure with spring elements on top. After that, we advise you to connect the laptop and check the performance of the keyboard (keys). To do this, you can use notepad or a special program: KeyboardTest (662.61 kilobytes)
If everything is in order and the keys are fully working, then turn off the laptop to complete the entire assembly process. Pay attention to one more point related to the installation of the site. When you install the elevators, the platform must be lowered onto the spring-loaded element in the center, and then gently press vertically on it until it clicks.
P.S.Dear readers, the author, who wrote this material, considered several types of fastening (photos were provided from the Internet), but he simply cannot physically remember all the laptop models and the nuances associated with them. In this regard, we do not guarantee with 100% probability that we can answer all questions regarding the disassembly of the laptop. But still, if you accurately indicate the laptop model, as well as formulate a correct and detailed question, then you will have more chances to get the most accurate and useful answer.
Thank you for your service! I found the coolest office that will help with the repair of individual parts of the keyboard. Now there will be no need to change the whole. Plus they have almost all models of laptops.
Zababulen, thanks for the feedback! We can match buttons to almost every laptop. Or offer to replace the entire keyboard if the metal fasteners are broken on it.
Hello. I spilled some coffee on the keyboard (Asus K40AB) and now some keys do not work, please tell me if it is possible to manually clean the plastic board or buy a new one and change it?! Thank you. My email is s****
Sergey, films for keyboards are not sold separately. If you flooded the keyboard and some buttons stopped working, there is a 99% chance that the keyboard needs to be replaced. It is fast, reliable and relatively inexpensive (297 UAH today + cost of work). Contact our managers or leave your phone number and you will be able to find out all the information you are interested in.
Hello. The problem is with the space bar, it is slightly deformed from the factory, bent towards the board, and the central button under the key may be in an almost pressed state. This manifests itself when working as follows: the cursor itself begins to move to the right, and in all applications, they temporarily solved the problem by placing a small sheet of paper folded into two in the center under the space key. What do you advise? In the warranty service, according to customer reviews, there are no normal specialists. Almaty city
Edward, if you are determined to solve this issue on your own, then for a start we would advise you to carefully remove the button and inspect it and the rubber caps under it. If the caps are damaged, replace them. If the button is bent, you can very carefully try to bend it, gently heating it with a hairdryer. But remember that overheating will instantly lead to the fact that it will curl up like a dry leaf. Well, in the end, find the keyboard of the donor of this button and replace it. All this requires certain skills and tools, so be careful and accurate.
A very long time ago, the gap broke down to adjust it, there was no longer a nozzle and the loops of the npklave themselves broke. I used it without a plasma mask, I pressed the rubber gasket. Now it is torn and the whole keyboard has stopped working, can I somehow change it?
Artem362846, The fact that the keyboard stopped working completely is clearly not related to the torn rubber part of the button. Most likely, there was some liquid in the keyboard, which corroded the tracks over time, or the lack of a spacebar button caused you to damage the membranes under it. In any case, with a 99% probability, the keyboard now needs to be changed entirely. Contact us in any way convenient for you and our manager will advise you on the price and availability of this keyboard.
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