Is my T61 missing a plastic piece?

Hi everyone. Got my T61 and love it. I'm a convert from Dell, after receiving a new 1520 over a month after I ordered it with a shoddy screen.

One question - to the left of the screen hinge under the screen itself, is there a plastic piece that covers the metal hinge? I see an exposed metal hinge with two holes with no screws in them. On the other side, to the right of the right screen hinge, there is black plastic and you can't see any metal hinge.

Is this normal, or did they forget to click a plastic piece in there? What are my options? Don't want to send in a brand new machine, especially for something so little. Don't necessarily want a replacement - this one is great and I've started loading it with my stuff, and there are no construction problems.

Let me know how yours looks. Thanks!

 

I have the same thing. I think it is designed that way.

 

Just checking. Thanks!

 

I believe I know what you are talking about and I think it is suppose to be that way!

 

Odd design, but I love the machine! Just checking - it definitely does look like a piece should there.

 

You're supposed to see 2 metal hinges one on each side. If you don't see the metal hinge on the right side, then something is not normal.

 

i just noticed the same thing...there's a threaded hole with no screw...i guess if well have this...then its normal to be abnormal

 

yeap, its 100 percent normal.

 

now...is this normal? i hear some type of clicking sound when i press down on my left speaker

 

It is thanks to the poorly designed casing that you have a click there. I don't think there is anything wrong with your speaker.. My 14.1 standard T61 has a click there and there is no speaker. It is just one plastic piece clicking against another as far as I can tell.

 

i think it may be due to pressure on the heatsink making the little metal fins click..just a guess

it's really intermittent...sometimes i hear nothing...and other times is kind of loud...i only noticed this when i tried picking up my notebook with screen open

 

My click certianly has nothing to do with the heatsink. I can see the plastic is pushed up right there and when I push it down I can watch it click in place. maybe yours is different. the heatsink doesn't appear to be affected by pressing down there.

 

email me at [email protected] and i will reply back with the video...it won't let me post it on here....we may have slightly different designs.....there is no plastic pushed up on mine

 

sent......

 

just replied back

 

Just watched/listened to the video..

For me I can say that my click is in the exact same place. Across from the F1 button. I don't really know what to make of it though *shrug*.

 

well..if we both have..it must be normal...i was just worried that there was some loose piece in there

 

True. I think were a-ok. I have read somewhere else of people discussing this same problem.