Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

If you are purchasing a replacement keyboard, make sure the one you buy is not only for the correct model of laptop, but also the correct nationality or you may find it has the wrong key layout or unexpected accented letters.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Move the battery catch to the “unlocked” position.
  • Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.
  • Remove the battery.

Move the battery catch to the “unlocked” position.

Pull back the second spring-loaded battery catch until the battery pops up.

Remove the battery.

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Step 2

              Keyboard
  • Unfold the laptop so that you are looking at the keyboard.
  • At the top right of the keyboard you will notice two clips above the ‘Del’ and ‘End’ keys.
  • Using your spudger, press these clips in to unlock the keyboard from the laptop
  • Be careful not to press too forcefully on these clips with the spudger as they may break
  • Slide the spudger along the top of the keyboard until the keyboard is able to easily be lifted up out of the laptop
  • Do NOT attempt to fully remove the keyboard as there is still a cable on its backside connected to the computer that can be damaged

Unfold the laptop so that you are looking at the keyboard.

At the top right of the keyboard you will notice two clips above the ‘Del’ and ‘End’ keys.

Using your spudger, press these clips in to unlock the keyboard from the laptop

Be careful not to press too forcefully on these clips with the spudger as they may break

Slide the spudger along the top of the keyboard until the keyboard is able to easily be lifted up out of the laptop

Do NOT attempt to fully remove the keyboard as there is still a cable on its backside connected to the computer that can be damaged

Step 3

  • Now that the keyboard is outside of the laptop, you will see a ribbon cable coming from the back of the keyboard connected to the laptop.
  • To detach this cable you must use the pointed edge of the spudger to press down on the locking mechanisms on each side.
  • Do not use too much pressure when disconnecting the ZIF connector.
  • After unlocking both sides of the ZIF connector remove the keyboard for replacement.

Now that the keyboard is outside of the laptop, you will see a ribbon cable coming from the back of the keyboard connected to the laptop.

To detach this cable you must use the pointed edge of the spudger to press down on the locking mechanisms on each side.

Do not use too much pressure when disconnecting the ZIF connector.

After unlocking both sides of the ZIF connector remove the keyboard for replacement.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Hans Hendriks - Aug 25, 2022

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Ik zie het vergrendelingsmechanisme bij stap drie niet. Wat ik ook naar beneden druk hij de kabel wil niet loslaten. Moet de klem misschien omhoog?

Philip Le Riche - Aug 25, 2022

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Sehen Sie sich Recognizing & Disconnecting Cable Connectors an. Möglicherweise gibt es eine Verriegelungsstange, die Sie anheben (Schritt 1) oder eine Stange, die Sie vorsichtig auf die andere Seite des Steckers drücken müssen (Schritt 7). Sobald Sie es ausgearbeitet haben, ist es einfach. (Beschuldigen Sie Google Translate, wenn dies keinen Sinn ergibt!)