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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard Plate Cover
  • Power off and unplug your laptop before you begin.
  • Turn the laptop upside-down and remove the following screws using a Phillips #0 driver:
  • Two 9.5 mm screws in the middle of the back edge, and one 9.5 mm screw in the right edge
  • Two 4.3 mm screws in the back corners
  • One 17.5 mm screw at the left edge near the optical drive
  • Three 4.3 mm screws in the front edge

Power off and unplug your laptop before you begin.

Turn the laptop upside-down and remove the following screws using a Phillips #0 driver:

Two 9.5 mm screws in the middle of the back edge, and one 9.5 mm screw in the right edge

Two 4.3 mm screws in the back corners

One 17.5 mm screw at the left edge near the optical drive

Three 4.3 mm screws in the front edge

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Step 2

  • Use the plastic opening tool to separate the keyboard plate cover from the bottom cover. In order to do this, insert the plastic opening tool in between the keyboard plate cover and the bottom cover, then slide along edges to pry open.

Use the plastic opening tool to separate the keyboard plate cover from the bottom cover. In order to do this, insert the plastic opening tool in between the keyboard plate cover and the bottom cover, then slide along edges to pry open.

Step 3

  • Locate the three ribbons connecting the keyboard plate cover to the bottom cover.

Locate the three ribbons connecting the keyboard plate cover to the bottom cover.

Step 4

  • Invert the laptop in order to gain access to the ribbons.
  • Remove each ribbon by flipping the small white plastic flap up and gently pulling on the ribbon.

Invert the laptop in order to gain access to the ribbons.

Remove each ribbon by flipping the small white plastic flap up and gently pulling on the ribbon.

Step 5

  • Now that the ribbons have been detached from the bottom cover, carefully remove the keyboard plate cover. Once it has been removed, place it in a safe and moisture free area so it does not get damaged.

Now that the ribbons have been detached from the bottom cover, carefully remove the keyboard plate cover. Once it has been removed, place it in a safe and moisture free area so it does not get damaged.

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

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Joe Allen - Dec 28, 2017

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WARNING the screw lengths in step 1 are wrong. I tried installing the wrong screws and now my touch pad us ruine

Jeff Suovanen - Dec 29, 2017

The screw info has been updated. I’m still not sure if it’s 100% correct, so be sure to keep your screws organized and put each one back where it came from to avoid damage.