Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Open the laptop to show the keyboard.

Open the laptop to show the keyboard.

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Step 2

  • Look at the top row of the keyboard, you will see a space that has four latches holding the keyboard down.
  • The latches are located above the Esc key, the F5 key, between the F10 and F11 key and the Delete key.

Look at the top row of the keyboard, you will see a space that has four latches holding the keyboard down.

The latches are located above the Esc key, the F5 key, between the F10 and F11 key and the Delete key.

Step 3

  • Don’t pull too hard on the keys otherwise they may fall off.
  • Push the latch away from the keyboard using the spudger point.
  • While pushing the latches use a plastic opening tool and pull up on a key near it.
  • Continue along the rest of the keyboard until it is released at all four latches.

Don’t pull too hard on the keys otherwise they may fall off.

Push the latch away from the keyboard using the spudger point.

While pushing the latches use a plastic opening tool and pull up on a key near it.

Continue along the rest of the keyboard until it is released at all four latches.

Step 4

  • Push the keyboard away from the mouse track pad to unlock the bottom from the base.
  • Do not pull too hard because there is a ribbon connecting to keyboard to the motherboard.

Push the keyboard away from the mouse track pad to unlock the bottom from the base.

Do not pull too hard because there is a ribbon connecting to keyboard to the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Flip the keyboard over to reveal the back of it and what is underneath.

Flip the keyboard over to reveal the back of it and what is underneath.

Step 6

  • Pull each end of the black ribbon cable piece towards the mouse track pad to unlock the ribbon connector piece.
  • Gently pull out the ribbon cable from the connector piece.

Pull each end of the black ribbon cable piece towards the mouse track pad to unlock the ribbon connector piece.

Gently pull out the ribbon cable from the connector piece.

Step 7

  • Remove the keyboard completely.

Remove the keyboard completely.

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

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