The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    NP8170 keyboard 'rattles'

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Augmented, Feb 12, 2012.

  1. Augmented

    Augmented Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    201
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I have a bad rattle in my keyboard while typing and was wondering what the easiest way would be to eliminate this. I did a forum search and found a post about this in the 8150, but didn't find a good solution. Any advice?
     
    Augmented, Feb 12, 2012
    #1
  2. Geekz

    Geekz Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    613
    Messages:
    974
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    not getting any on mine, the rattle on the np8150 could be fixed with tape though so I'm guessing it would be the same for the np8170.
     
    Geekz, Feb 12, 2012
    #2
  3. HeavenCry

    HeavenCry Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,044
    Messages:
    2,365
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I eliminated rattle on mine as described HERE.
     
    HeavenCry, Feb 13, 2012
    #3
  4. Augmented

    Augmented Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    31
    Messages:
    201
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I fixed it earlier. I basically placed small pieces of thin foam tape (single-sided adhesive) and placed small pieces in various areas on the chassis under the keyboard. The foam was thick enough to provide a shock absorbing cushion yet not so thick that it causes the keyboard to bulge any. Also, because it is single sided, I don't have to worry about difficulty in removing the keyboard later on, should I need to.
     
    Augmented, Feb 13, 2012
    #4