Acer E5 571 54Fl Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
Keyboard
10 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Power down the laptop prior to beginning.
Turn the laptop over with the battery closest to your body.

Power down the laptop prior to beginning.

Turn the laptop over with the battery closest to your body.

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Step 2

Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the battery release.
Slide the release gently all the way to the left.
You should hear a sound after the slide is all the way left. This lets you know the battery has disengaged.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the battery release.

Slide the release gently all the way to the left.

You should hear a sound after the slide is all the way left. This lets you know the battery has disengaged.

Step 3

Place your hands on each end of the battery.
Pull the battery towards your body to remove it.

Place your hands on each end of the battery.

Pull the battery towards your body to remove it.

Step 4

              Keyboard

Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove a total of eighteen identical 8mm Phillips screws and set them aside.

Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove a total of eighteen identical 8mm Phillips screws and set them aside.

Step 5

Rotate the laptop 180 degrees so that the battery compartment is now furthest away from your body.

Rotate the laptop 180 degrees so that the battery compartment is now furthest away from your body.

Step 6

Turn the laptop over so that you can easily open the screen to a vertical position.

Turn the laptop over so that you can easily open the screen to a vertical position.

Step 7

Put your fingers under the top of the keyboard assembly directly below the Acer logo.
Carefully pull up on the center until you hear the tabs disengage from the bottom.

Put your fingers under the top of the keyboard assembly directly below the Acer logo.

Carefully pull up on the center until you hear the tabs disengage from the bottom.

Step 8

Work your way around the seam with the plastic opening tool carefully prying the base and top cover apart.
If you have difficulty with the plastic opening tool, use a metal spudger but be more cautious to not damage or mar your laptop case.

Work your way around the seam with the plastic opening tool carefully prying the base and top cover apart.

If you have difficulty with the plastic opening tool, use a metal spudger but be more cautious to not damage or mar your laptop case.

Step 9

When the two halves are separated, carefully lift up the front of the keyboard and touchpad assembly.
You will see three ribbon cables attached to the motherboard.

When the two halves are separated, carefully lift up the front of the keyboard and touchpad assembly.

You will see three ribbon cables attached to the motherboard.

Step 10

Closest to the ribbon cable on the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector is a white locking tab.
Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

Closest to the ribbon cable on the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector is a white locking tab.

Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)

Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

Step 11

Closest to the ribbon cable on the ZIF connector is a black locking tab.
Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

Closest to the ribbon cable on the ZIF connector is a black locking tab.

Step 12

On each side of the large connector there are two white tabs.
Carefully push away from you with the plastic opening tool on each white tab to release the cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

On each side of the large connector there are two white tabs.

Carefully push away from you with the plastic opening tool on each white tab to release the cable. (Picture 2)

Step 13

Once all three ribbon cables are disconnected, lift off the top cover with the keyboard and touchpad.

Once all three ribbon cables are disconnected, lift off the top cover with the keyboard and touchpad.

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

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adil - Jul 15, 2021

hi there , i have a question regarding me having an issue with the keyboard ribbon cable . everytime I reconnect the ribbon cable differents keys stop working or no keys works at all . but if I left the keyboard panel and cable is well extended the whole keys are back working again .

the cable pins are connected correctly I don’t thing the issue is related to the connector end . hope someone can help

Aaron Weissman - Jul 20, 2021

Maybe the issue is with the keyboard ribbon cable itself? Or possibly how it is seated in the connector? If it is slightly askew, some of the issues you describe can happen. Try to make sure the cable is seated fully into the connector and as square to the connector as possible. Good luck.

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