Comments on: A key fell off the laptop keyboard. Fixing the problem.

By: madnessa

madnessa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:41 +0000

tnx a lot for the help. i was just about to get a panic attack after removing two of the keys on my keyboard when i opened this page. now they’re working just fine! once gain thank you!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:35:41 +0000

Brilliant ! my wonderful two yr old son plucked half a dozen keys off in a few unguarded moments !! Arghh!!! managed to fix all but two which need the rubber/silicone bits. I may be able to salvage these off an old keyboard. Thanks very much !!!

By: Millie

Millie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:54:16 +0000

Thank you so much! I took off one of my keys to clean something under it and when I popped it off the key retainer came with it! It’s all back together now and snapped back into place but I wouldn’t have had a clue what to do if I hadn’t found this page and I would have been in a lot of trouble with the parents! Thanks again!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:59:06 +0000

I pulled off my C key because I thought something was stuck underneath it, but when I tried to put it back in my key would only snap back halfway in place. Turns out the clips were damaged; they too wide to allow the lower part of the key to snap back in place. I was able to squeeze the clips closer together with my thumb and forefingernails as the plastic is a bit pliable. Now my key snapped back into place and has worked just fine for now!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:19:07 +0000

thank you very much, my B is back in business!!!

By: vicky morgan

vicky morgan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:44 +0000

well, my button came off and i i could not remember hot to put the white bits back together. I look on here and you made it so simple to put them back together. thanks !

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:19:58 +0000

ragman,

If you cannot find the retainer, you can buy the whole keyboard. I found a brand new keyboard for Samsung NC10 here, it's less than $20. You can use key/retainer from the new keyboard, or just replace the keyboard.

By: StarrHummel

StarrHummel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:38:54 +0000

Thanks! I fixed it myself! (Thanks to your step by step instructions.) I really appreciate you taking the time to make this available to people like me. I am a mom and a teacher…and not a computer expert. This saved me a repair bill.
Thanks again!
Starr

By: ragman

ragman — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:50:57 +0000

PS. I did try the links to find a new key retainer but netbooks and the Samsung NC10 didn’t seem to have anything available.

By: ragman

ragman — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:46:14 +0000

Key retainer broke when the “i” key was popped off by my dog. I couldn’t find a replacement key retainer for Samsung NC10 netbook. Took off the less used “\” key to get at the key retainers. Used these to put the “i” key back on. Worked great. Thanks!

A word of caution, I broke the key retainer for the “\” key when taking it off. They’re not easy to get off. Fortunately, it broke in a different spot so between the two sets of key retainers I could assembly a complete set.

Anyone know where I can get new key retainers?