Replacement Keyboard in D900K

hi all, I have a two year old Clevo D900K notebook and unfortunately today had a slip of the drink and now have a problem that the left shift, ctrl, and function key don't work! I know I can purchase a replacement D900K keyboard from www.rjtech.com (where I purchased the notebook from originally) but I was wondering if anyone knew how I can get this replaced. Is there a guide somewhere that someone has explained how to get to the keyboard to replace it? I just want to make sure I can get to it to replace it before I just break in to the thing and begin ripping out the motherboard and everything else.

Thanks for all of your help and your time!

 

peel off the keys and try to clean them.

 

Basically there should be 4 tabs at the top of the notebook. Use a flat-head screwdriver and un-clip them. Then there should be a thin, wide cable connected to the motherboard, remove that cable. Then install your new keyboard working backwards.

 

Keyboard is under $50 at most Clevo vendors.

And its a screwless swap.

 

the other thing you could try is to remove the keyboard, soak it in warm (soapy?) water to get rid of any sticky residue. As long as you rinse it well and ensure it is COMPLETELY dry before reinserting it it won;t cause any problems

 

I'm going to try this when I get back home this afternoon. It's at least worth a try to get it cleaned before going and getting it completely replaced. I popped off the keys last night to look and see if there was any liquid still left under the keys that could be causing them not to work, but there was none left. So it probably still just needs a good cleaning (hopefully) and will be working just fine then. Thank you all for your help!

 

hopefully the ;iquid did not get inside.. and it may be in the connecter where the ribbon goes also which could cause the ribbon to not be making good cantact make sure to clean that connector as well i use a SOFT small toothbrush with some 91% alcohol on it normally for this type of case..

 

Well I spent several hours last night pulling the entire computer apart to make sure I could get everything cleaned up and make sure there was no sticky residue inside the computer. I got the keyboard out and cleaned up, but unfortunately it still does not work. I cleaned the ribbon connector as well, fearing that may be the cause, but did not use the toothbrush and alcohol that zfactor suggested, I might try that. It seems like what's sticking is inside the keys themselves, but not where you can pop them off to clean to. It's hard to explain. Unfortunately it just seems I can't get to that part.

After a while, I noticed the left click button on the touchpad had begun to stick. It's now to the point there is no movement, no click, but you can still use the button, it's just finicky and does not always register a press. That's when I tried to pull the entire top panel off the computer. I got everything torn apart, but when I got down to the bolts holding on the LCD, I didn't have the right tools to remove these. I was able to look at the under-side of the top panel to see where the touchpad screws in, and it seems like just to be able to get the button up and clean it I would have to literally take the entire thing apart. So I will wait with that one. Fortunately I have a wireless mouse that I use most of the time anyways!