Crumbs and hair under the keys can do that.
The key caps can be popped off and replaced easily.
But, I'd try canned air first, before disassembly.
If the unit is under warranty, the keyboard is a user-replacable part that
IBM will ship to you.
-Bob
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From: "JD" <daspit@lasp.colorado.edu>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:15 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] X31 keyboard problem?
> Dear ThinkPad-ers,
> One of the professors here has a Thinkpad X31
> that the enter key, shift, and a few other keys in the same area,
> feel slightly "more loose" than all the other ones, and occasionally
> there is
> no response from these keys when they are pressed. Anyone ever
> hear of this particular problem? Thanks very much! JD
>
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