How To Fix Replace Small Keyboard Key - Lenovo Ideapad 

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I had the Q key stop working during the middle of a 48 hour game jam (48 hours to make a video game), Took it off to try and fix it, but because of the time stress I had to just put it off. Now that its over, I googled, found this video and in seconds everything is perfect! Thank you

Thank you. My kid broke her laptop key and this video helped me to carefully put it back in place. It's working like a charm now.

You, sir, are a lifesaver. As with a lot of people, money is pretty tight, so I can't just buy a new keyboard...not to mention you say that doing that weakens the computer. Luckily, the little plastic tabs on the white thing weren't broken, so I could put it back together....after a while. I was born with tremors so doing little handiwork like this is really difficult for me. But...I managed to get my key back on. The whole mess started because I accidentally got...something in the cracks of the key. So, I pried it off...and thought I broke it. Luckily, your video saved me a lot of trouble. Thanks for the video.

Thank you man! I was searching for it and kind of depressed because I thought that the laptop keycaps are not removable and I need to see some technic service just to fix 1 key that isn't working properly! You made my day.

thank you. i just broke my keycap

literally almost cried when my laptop key fell off. thankyou! you're a life saver!!

thank you so much big man. literal life saver, i hope both sides of your pillow are cold

Legend...worked straight away first time...thank you my " sssssss" key is back baby.......was so small and finiky, not sure i could have worked it out on my own...so great vid and thank you.

This works for my hp laptop too.... Thank you sir for this knowledge!!

Thank you so much. That was someone else's computer I messed with.

I got pissed off at trying to put back the rightmost side + key, I just effin smashed that laptop into the floor and made an insurance claim.

Thank you! I followed your directions carefully and fixed a key that was not functioning.

Thank you so much! I had grit under one of my keys (turned out to be a bit of mechanical pencil lead) that was making it feel weird and not always register, got it out, this is such a relief. When I popped it out, the inner part of the retainer clip came with the keycap (mine is shaped as bit different and i didn't know where the edge was to hold it down) and I screamed at each click, I fully thought I'd broken it but I popped them back together and everything is fine :) It probably would've been funny to watch :P

This should be quite helpful as it is very specific for Lenovo Ideapad, which I was searching for. Thanks.

Great video! Concise & to the point 👍I was afraid I'd snap the plastic thing you mentioned, but I didn't. However, I broke a plastic hook that's part of the key lol I'm glad I was able to fix this myself.

i broke my w keys' retainer clip so i did surgery and took one out of from the right bracket key, ] , and now my key works like a charm. although now i have a naked key 💀 edit: i forgot to say thank you for this presice breakdown of what not to do, and what to do, you got a sub, a like, and a happy customer C:

hey man informative video, my spacebar and P key work but they need to be pressed hard. What do u recommend? thanks in advance

Thank you so much, I just dropped my phone and it took the left arrow key off and this helped so much!

Like if you broke you're key😭

Thanks a lot. On my X1 Yoga (2017) all that needed to be done to repair one key was remove one hair, after removing the key cap, according to your screwdriver method. So the tricky (white) part did not even need to be disassembled.

Thank you! Thought my Lenovo keys were non-removable.

Thank you!!! You just saved me $$ at Micro Center.

This totally helped! I spilt a drink on my keyboard, and I only wanted to know what not to break. I successfully cleaned it out, and learned a bunch of new things about keyboards!

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG, MY L KEY HAD FALLEN APPART WHILE I WAS TRYING TO CLEAN IT AND I USED THIS AS A VISUALE TO PUT THE TWO PLASTIC PEICES BACK TOGETHER AND POP THEM INTO PLACE( they keep slipping but i eventually got it )

I broke one of the plastic things and the key is slightly leaning forwards now. But from all the keys I removed and clean, only one mistake was actually pretty good for a first time! So satisfying to clean the keyboard btw, do recommend :)

TY I BROKE MY KEY THIS WAS SO HELPFUL

thank you for sharing this! i just thought i broke my one of my keys, but your video made it super easy to fix.

This saved me a ton of trouble!! I thought for sure I was going to need an expert to replace my E key. Thank you so much!!!!

Bro Love You ❤ U just saved my life Thank you so much. Guys literally my hands were shaking while doing this as it was the btn I use the most (The 'v' letter key). U r just amazing subbed...

broke the retainer before i watched this video so in the end i had to sacrifice my tilde key but at least this vid helped me properly transfer it 😭😭 ty!!

You literally just saved my life❤️ I was struggling for 2hrs straight trying to put that dang key back on

Ty so much my dad would be mad if he see it so tysm

EXACTYL WHAT I NEEDED thankyou so much ! I was finally able to fix my ? mark key

Thaaaaaaanks! Doubleclicking is gooooone!)))))) (*it was actually "e" that was doubleclicking)

I accidet removed the white thingy how do I fix them

Thanks for this video! I have successfully cleaned out the gunk beneath my arrow keys that was making them not register, and got them back on without incident. However, you might want to let people know that at least on Lenovo Y700 ideapads, the plastic bits beneath the narrower keys on the right side of the keyboard (the arrow and number pad keys) are mounted sideways compared with the rest of them, and in this case, the screwdriver needs to come in from above or below, rather than from the side.

Thank you so much!!!!! I am a mom and my teen son told me he had a dead key, fixed it and it worked. Did as you said. Saved me from paying someone else to do an easy job!

Worked on my chromebook. Thanks a lot.

Oh My God THANK YOU SO MUCH DUDE I WAS PANICKING SO MUCH GOD BLESS U DUDE GOD BLESS YOU

The i key on my brand new ideapad is slightly slanted forward, it's barely noticeable, but I'm too afraid of breaking the key tbh haha. Your explanation is super clear though, so if (and when) I try to remove it I'm definitely gonna use this vid, thanks.

Thank you so much my zzzzz key has been bothering me for a while now, and now its fixed!

Thanks 😊 for the video.It really helps me fixing my laptop button.thank u so much

Thanks, i got one of the keys back in place

This was extremely helpful 💪. Worked straight away for me. Thanks for the vid. U just got a like and a subscriber💪

Thanks so much for your video. You explain things clearly it makes sense now. My shift key cap cracked in half and I superglued it, but it won't fit now. I did figure out how to remove and replace the retainer clip. I guess I need to buy a new cap because mine is not fitting back after the superglue job.

Thank you! My w key has been acting up, so i tried to remove it to manually repair it i messed up edit: nvm i have royally messed up. i accidentally broke apart the 2 plastic pieces do you know if i can bring them together again? (for clarification, the 2 individual pieces are fine, they are just not together

i should have listen first now i broke the white key thing.

For those who bother to look at the comments, do NOT use a thick screwdriver. You are practically asking for it to break the white retainer.

thanks for the tutorial. a suggestion for future improvements, your camera angle was such that your hand got in the way of what you were doing when you removed the key initially, and also to some extent when removing the white piece beneath. I think you just slipped the screw driver beneath the middle of the key but I can't tell for sure.

my * key wasn't working properly. i had to remove the key and clean some debris under it. this helped. thanks.

This video really helped me. Thanks!

thx man this video really helped me

THANKS thats what i get for playing with the num lock..

you're a lifesaver!! thnks

Thx man my key pad is started working again

very helpful this video

thank you brother it really helped

Awesome explanation....., Thank a lot....

thank you so much it helped alot

You are the saver, thank you very much for your help

EVERYTIMME I TRY TO PUT ON A KEY CAP, IT CLICKS, ANNDD FALLLSSS OFFFFFFFFF. IVE BEEN DOING THIS NON STOP FOR 15 HOURSSSS

broo thank you very much i have been struggling; the only thing i did is break apart the white 2 pieces out of together and had to put it together then put it in the places

OMG thank you so much it worked for me!!

I cleaned my lower direction key (it had been constantly pressing itself) although I used a kitchen knife, I was still able to get the dirt out. Thank you for the guidance! keep making more videos

Thanks for the help, hope both sides of your pillow are cold and your USB slots in on the first try!!!

The Q key popped off my wife's laptop. With your video, I was able to get it back on. However, when pressed, the letter doesn't respond. I get nothing. You don't mention any other tiny parts that may have gotten lost. What do I look for now?

Even tho wasn't exactly what I needed the up close camera place did the trick thanks for the help

Thankyou so much my laptop key board got the same problem that white thing just came off and it was in the key letter L thankyou so much

thank you for this excellent tutorial.I could fix a key that accidentally has been removed.

Thank you so, so, so much for this. Before I found your video, I managed to get the keys off I was trying to swap, but separated the two pieces of the retaining clips in the process. After a lot of frustration and swearing, I watched your video and it helped get it all put back together. Getting the retainers put back together was the hardest part, but once I saw how it all snapped back together it was easy. Thanks!

Thankyou for this tutorial it helps

Great video! Was able to help me get my a key back on earlier a couple months ago. However it just fell off again and this time it won’t stay in using the same technique. Whenever I press on the top of the key it falls off again. I can normally pop it back on if I press down on the bottom but it is annoying as I normally play video games and it’s not exactly the easiest thing to do every time you want to move left. I’ve tried fixing my hand placement but it hasn’t seemed to work that well. Is something broken? If so, would replacements maybe be available somewhere? Or am I maybe just putting it back on incorrectly? Thanks.

Thank u so much i did wt u told me. And it worked

OMG TY SO MUCH MY A KEY WAS BROKEN SND NOW ITS FIXED

Thanks. It worked for me

if your rubber string came off I don't recommend using strong glue since it can make the rubber be hard, I tried super glue now it's a bit harder to press, Also thanks you very much I had 3 keys falling apart every time I press them untill I watched this video.

Thank you so much, just managed to put a key back in without breaking anything. Very helpful!

thx for the video! From you experience, would you say exchanigng single keys could help if specific keys dont work after liquid was spilled over the keyboard or would you have to exchange the whole keyboard? I am talking about the very same model as in the video.

Hey, should these two plastic parts be unseperable? I tried to clean one of the buttons of my laptop these morning without knowing the proper way of removing it, so I took it out and in the process plastic parts got seperated, I can't instal them back to their place rn.What can I do?

YOU, are a life saver, I'm 10 and my cat to off a key and i figured it out when watching this video THANK YOU SO MUCH

Tnx but..🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️i just broken my key after seeing this video🥺😭😭like someone who broke the key while doing this🚶🚶😭

Ive been trying for half an hour but i cant get the keycap to snap back in, any tips? edit: its back in nvm it just took time :D thx for the video btw it helped a lot!

Thanks for the help! I just accidently remove my keyboard key when I got rage😅

bro I'm from srilanka thank you for the information, bro

Thanks this was a great help and it cut cost when it came to my laptop key that just popped out.

thank you! I would add: Start with the "z" or "q" key so it won't be as awful if you break it.

Thank you so much! if i didn't see this video i would've cried! tysm good sir!

Took a big risk but thisnwas helpful some of my keys are not working but i fix it thanks for this video

thank you so much my 0 was not working properly I removed the cap per instructions and there was a splinter of wood under it

Thabk you so much! I thought my key was bent permanently but it was just a bit stuck, lifesaver!

Thanks i wass looking for tutorial how to get out that white scisiors mechanism. THANKS letter G now works correct!

what do I do when i accidentally make the keys fell off, i did the same thing you did in the video but the keys is unsteady and easy to fell off

What if the retainer clip (white plastic pieces) and the rubber center piece are all broken or missing? Is there a way to replace those components for just a key or two, and not have to swap out the entire keyboard?

Thanks my evil ass sibling just broke one of the keycaps and becuz of this video i put it back

Ahhhhh thanks mate. Mine was the 2 pieces was separated but I was able to attach them together and bring it back thanks to you. I learned something NEW again yay

Is there a way I can buy a pin? Mine got broken. :(

thank you. Finally managed to stick the two white parts together with my fat fingers after an hour of trying

4:00 Did you just put the same white thing back that you had just removed? Or was it a new one from a new key button?

The physical actions of pushing the metal clips into the tabs was not shown very well but we could sort of imagine what you were doing based on the explanation so it still helped. In the future you may want to put the viewers need to learn slightly above your physical comfort while taking the action. I just don't know how else to say it without sounding rude. Really appreciate the video.