Keyboard Help

[ZiprHead]

My laptop, and HP Probook 6550b, has a key that has popped off. I can't for the life of me figre ot how to re-attach it.

By the way, can yo figre ot which key it is?

 

[Valjean]

Hmmm... a mystery.
I routinely pop off the back space key on laptops, to prevent the annoying need to go back and correct several lines of inadvertent caps.
I never tried to replace it, though.

 

[beero1000]

I'm not familiar with that keyboard, but my chromebook's keys have plastic bits on the back that clip onto two little metal bars on the board. I might be able to help more if you post a pic.

 

[ZiprHead]

I found a couple YT videos that make it look so damn easy.

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/QCYOiK9QP08[/YOUTUBE]

I got the bottom part to attach but getting the key to mount is just not working.

 

[barbos]

They are usually designed to just snap in place, unless something is broken.

 

[thebeave]

I'dhelpbutI'mhavingproblemsofmyown.

 

[barbos]

I'dhelpbutI'mhavingproblemsofmyown.

I know what you mean. Space bar button has a tendency for that silicone pimple to shift on old age keyboards. I can reach it without taking bar out and put in in place with a small screwdriver on mine.

 

[ZiprHead]

Okay, figured out the problem. The key cap itself was damaged. Got one off an old dead HP I had and that one worked. It looks like hell because the placement of the letter on the key is in a different location on the key but, considering the age of this machine, I can live with it.

 

[Valjean]

Superglue!

 

[barbos]

Superglue!

Will not work. the part which breaks off is very tiny (0.5 mm) and lost anyway.