Acer Aspire E5 571 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Keyboard
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Make sure the laptop is shut down.
• Flip the laptop upside down with the battery facing towards you.

Make sure the laptop is shut down.

Flip the laptop upside down with the battery facing towards you.

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Step 2

• Place the pointed end of a spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery release.

Place the pointed end of a spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery release.

Step 3

• Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.

Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.

Step 4

              Keyboard               

• Remove all eighteen 8 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove all eighteen 8 mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Move around the edge with metal spudger and carefully pry apart the clips holding the keyboard in place.
• Be careful not to break the plastic clips and do not remove the keyboard yet.

Move around the edge with metal spudger and carefully pry apart the clips holding the keyboard in place.

Be careful not to break the plastic clips and do not remove the keyboard yet.

Step 6

• Carefully detach the three ZIF ribbons connected to the motherboard by flipping up the white hinge.
• Lift up on the keyboard and the whole top should come right off, including the touchpad.

Carefully detach the three ZIF ribbons connected to the motherboard by flipping up the white hinge.

Lift up on the keyboard and the whole top should come right off, including the touchpad.

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

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shrs - Nov 25, 2016

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keyboard cable is a b$%*h

christhesoccerkid - Dec 25, 2016

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can you explain how to remove the keyboard and attach the new one to the whole top

tom - Jun 29, 2017

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keyboard cable is indeed a b$%*h, but you will get there with the patience of a zen master

here’s a video that shows the extra steps of remo9ving and replacing keyboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpawPQrq…