Broken key on keyboard and staticy audio from one speaker. Advice?

Hey everyone, I'm new around here, name is Mike...
I bought a T61p last Sept. and have loved every minute of it.
However, I have two problems:
a)  I was typing the other day and one of the keys (the ctrl key on the right hand side) popped off, and I can't seem to pop it back on.  I think one of the little connectors might be broken?  Normally I don't even use this key, so it's not the end of the world, but it looks kind of trashy, and I'm worried about excess dust getting into my computer now that there is another opening. 
b)  When playing music above level "40", there is lots of static on the left speaker.  It has been this way since day one, but since I normally use external speakers or headphones, it's never been too big of a problem, but since I might be sending it out to get my keyboard fixed, I figured I should have the issue addressed.
According to the warranty, I have until Sept 09 for it to run out...
So, my question is what should I do to get my T61p back into perfect condition?  What steps should I take?
Thanks!!!
Message Edited by CarpeD1em500 on 05-05-2008 01:12 PM
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Well, by "limitation" I mean that a tiny 0.5" speaker doesn't have much power handling capacity and unit to unit variation will likely result in the breakup of one before the other.  You aren't going to get "loud" and you aren't going to get "bass" (if you turn up the bass in Media Player that will definitely distort the speakers).
Keith
Formerly 600E 2645, T30 2366, X31 2673, T40 2373, T41 2379, T42 2373, T42 2379, T60 1952, T61p 8889, T61p 8891
Currently T420 4177-CTO, T430 2347-A54, T430 2349-L64, T430 2347-UN9, T430 2342-CTR, Ideapad K1, H520S 2561-1LU

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