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Keyboard

  Removing the Keyboard

  Installing the Keyboard


Removing the Keyboard

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your System Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.
  1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" to remove the battery and prepare the computer for work.

  2. Open the display approximately 180 degrees.

  3. Use a plastic scribe or, if a plastic scribe is not available, carefully use a small flat-blade screwdriver to lift the notched right edge of the center control cover, and pry the cover loose from the bottom case.

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center control cover

5U447

  1. Remove the two M2 x 5-mm screws from the top of the keyboard.

  2. Use the pull-tab to pull the keyboard up and out (toward the display) of the bottom case.

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keyboard

P1290

2

keyboard pull-tab

 

3

M2 x 5-mm screws (2)

1428U

4

securing tabs (5)

 

  1. Rest the keyboard face down on the palm rest.

  2. Pull straight up on the pull-tab that is attached to the keyboard connector to disconnect the connector from the interface connector on the system board.

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pull-tab on keyboard connector

2

keyboard connector

Installing the Keyboard

  1. Connect the keyboard connector to the interface connector on the system board.

  2. Insert the five securing tabs on the keyboard into their respective slots in the palm rest.

  3. Replace the two screws at the top of the keyboard.

  4. Replace the center control cover and snap it down starting on the left side and working to the right side so that it is flush with the palm rest.

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