Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

26

Time Required

                          20 - 45 minutes

Sections

2

  • Base Panel
  • 10 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 16 steps

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Step 1

              WARNING
  • Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

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Step 2

              Close the Display
  • Close the display and turn the computer over.
  • Make sure PC is turned off!

Close the display and turn the computer over.

Make sure PC is turned off!

Step 3

              Loosen Screws
  • Loosen the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Loosen the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Step 4

              Releasing Tabs
  • Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Step 5

              Remove Base Panel
  • Slide and remove the base panel from the computer base.

Slide and remove the base panel from the computer base.

Step 6

              Disconnect Battery Cable
  • Disconnect the Battery cable from the system board.

Disconnect the Battery cable from the system board.

Step 7

              Turn PC Over
  • Turn the computer over.

Turn the computer over.

Step 8

              Power
  • Press and hold power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board.

Press and hold power button for 5 seconds to ground the system board.

Step 9

              Battery Cable
  • Connect the battery cable to the system board.

Connect the battery cable to the system board.

Step 10

              Tighten Screws
  • Tighten the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Tighten the captive screws that secure the base panel to the computer base.

Step 11

              Disconnecting the Touch Pad-Cable
  • WARNING : Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Make sure the base panel is removed.
  • Make sure palm rest is removed.
  • Lift the latches and disconnect the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable from the power-button board.

WARNING : Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

Make sure the base panel is removed.

Make sure palm rest is removed.

Lift the latches and disconnect the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable from the power-button board.

Step 12

              Peel off the Cables
  • Note the touch-pad cable and status-light cable routing and peel off the cables from the keyboard bracket.

Note the touch-pad cable and status-light cable routing and peel off the cables from the keyboard bracket.

Step 13

              Screw Removal
  • Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Remove the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Step 14

              Sliding the Cables
  • Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the keyboard bracket.

Slide the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, macro-keys cable and macro-keys backlight cable through the slot on the keyboard bracket.

Step 15

              Lifting the Keyboard Bracket
  • Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Lift the keyboard bracket off the palm-rest assembly.

Step 16

  • Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly.

Remove the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm rest assembly.

Step 17

              Releasing the Tabs
  • Release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Step 18

              Lifting the Keyboard
  • Slide and lift the keyboard along with the cables off the palm-rest assembly.

Slide and lift the keyboard along with the cables off the palm-rest assembly.

Step 19

              Inserting the New Keyboard
  • Slide the new keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.

Slide the new keyboard under the tabs on the palm-rest assembly.

Step 20

              Screw Alignment
  • Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Step 21

              Screw Replacement
  • Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

Step 22

              Routing through the Bracket
  • Route the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, marco-keys cable and marco-keys backlight cable through the slots on the keyboard bracket.

Route the keyboard cable, keyboard-backlight cable, marco-keys cable and marco-keys backlight cable through the slots on the keyboard bracket.

Step 23

              Screw Alignment
  • Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Align the screw holes on the keyboard bracket with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.

Step 24

              Replace the Screws
  • Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Replace the screws that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.

Step 25

              Adhering the Cable
  • Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.

Adhere the touch-pad cable and status-light cable to the keyboard bracket.

Step 26

              Securing the Cables
  • Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to secure the cables.

Slide the touch-pad cable and the status-light cable into their respective connectors on the power-button board and press down the latches to secure the cables.

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

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Sean Hanson - Aug 1, 2019

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I find it concerning that this guide has you disconnect and reconnect the battery prior to doing anything with the keyboard.