Originally Posted by 426Hemi

The ASUS whitebox notebook kit also includes a warranty seal label that can be placed over a heat pipe screw to show if anyone has tampered with the processor after removal.



I guess that's the warrenty seal then, and I do believe that's what I have in the notebook.....

Note: That's not a pic form my notebook, it's from http://www.legitreviews.com/reviews/...ox2/index.html

Originally Posted by 426Hemi

I noticed that there is quite a bit of bending and "bounce back" on the left and right sides of the keyboard. The center part of the keyboard is fine, as it feels solid when I press keys. The left and right side of the keyboard bends the whole keyboard when I press keys in those areas. The "bounce back" I'm refering to is when there is echo type of noise when you hit the keys (it just doesn't feel solid/secure). Anyone have this problem?

Also, is there any manuals/tutorials around where is shows how to take apart an ASUS M6BNe?

Originally Posted by sfdoddsy

Okay, problem solved. My keyboard is now consistently quiet in all areas. The problem (if you have it) is that the keyboard is secured in its central section by two screws. You can see where they are by flipping it on the back and noting the two screwholes marked K. This central pressure causes the end sections of the keyboard to lift slightly, so that everytime you press a key down, the weight of your key-stroke bangs the metal on the back of the keyboard against the metal which covers the innards of the laptop.

So I removed the two screws, pushed back the three catches which secure the keyboard and had a look at what could be done. All that was needed was something to be between the keyboard metal and the laptop metal, so I cut up a piece of thin foam of the sort is placed inbetween the screen and keyboard when you by a new notebook. I shaped it to not cover the space where the CPU is, or the memory, and put it in place before re-installing the keyboard. Ah, the bliss of silence.

I was a little bit worried about heat affecting the foam, so I copied a 20GB file to an external hard drive, put iTunes on constant play through the wi-fi card and did a loop of 3DMark01. This got the CPU temperature up to 75, but when I popped the keyboard again the bits where I had the foam were actually still cool to the touch. I may change to some other material, but so far so good.

I don't even know if this would be classed as a mod since the foam is simply held by pressure with no glue (so it is untraceably reversible), but it works great.

Since I write for a living, the keyboard would have started to bug me before long. Now it is just peachy and all is fine with the world again.



Steve

Originally Posted by sfdoddsy

I can't post attachments to this thread, but have placed a piccie here:

http://notebookforums.com/showthread...321#post473321

Cheers

Steve

Originally Posted by mawst95

If you want pics or the type of foil-backed mastic tape i used let me know.
Matt