Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
4
Time Required
15 - 20 minutes
Sections
1
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Keyboard
- Turn off computer before starting.
- Flip to the backside of the laptop.
- Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the 5mm screw and take off the shown cover.
- Using the same screwdriver, unscrew the 8mm screws.
- The screws may not completely fall out of the laptop, just ensure they are unscrewed as far as they will go.
Turn off computer before starting.
Flip to the backside of the laptop.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew the 5mm screw and take off the shown cover.
Using the same screwdriver, unscrew the 8mm screws.
The screws may not completely fall out of the laptop, just ensure they are unscrewed as far as they will go.
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Step 2
- Flip over the laptop to the top side, and open the laptop.
- Slide the locking tabs down using a blue plastic opening tool or your fingernail.
Flip over the laptop to the top side, and open the laptop.
Slide the locking tabs down using a blue plastic opening tool or your fingernail.
Step 3
- Using the plastic prying tool, lift the keyboard gently towards you.
- Don’t take the keyboard completely off because it is still attached with a ribbon cable to the computer.
Using the plastic prying tool, lift the keyboard gently towards you.
Don’t take the keyboard completely off because it is still attached with a ribbon cable to the computer.
Step 4
- Pull up on both sides of the black locking tab of the connector.
- The keyboard should now be free of the computer.
Pull up on both sides of the black locking tab of the connector.
The keyboard should now be free of the computer.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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David - Jan 6, 2017
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No parts required to replace the keyboard?
Victor Izquierdo Quesada - Dec 13, 2019
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Did you really need to be told to get a keyboard part to do a keyboard replacement?
Thanks for the guide