Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Ensure the laptop is completely powered off and power adapter is unplugged before removing the battery.
  • Turn over laptop so that the bottom is showing.
  • Unlock the latch.

Ensure the laptop is completely powered off and power adapter is unplugged before removing the battery.

Turn over laptop so that the bottom is showing.

Unlock the latch.

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Step 2

  • Remove the back cover and you will then be able to see the battery.

Remove the back cover and you will then be able to see the battery.

Step 3

  • Unlatch the two latches securing the battery in the case.

Unlatch the two latches securing the battery in the case.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Remove the two Phillips #0 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.
  • Turn the laptop over and lift the display to reveal the keyboard.

Remove the two Phillips #0 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.

Turn the laptop over and lift the display to reveal the keyboard.

Step 6

  • Insert the plastic spudger between the keyboard and the housing.
  • Start at the corner.

Insert the plastic spudger between the keyboard and the housing.

Start at the corner.

Step 7

  • 4 tabs are located at the top of the keyboard, which lock it in place.
  • Pry and twist the spudger along the top of the keyboard until each tab is released.

4 tabs are located at the top of the keyboard, which lock it in place.

Pry and twist the spudger along the top of the keyboard until each tab is released.

Step 8

  • Pull back the keyboard from the top.
  • Be mindful of the fragile cables behind it.

Pull back the keyboard from the top.

Be mindful of the fragile cables behind it.

Step 9

  • Flip up the connecting flap on each of the three ribbon cables.
  • The small cable on the last picture ist only there, if you have a backlit keyboard. If you want to replace a keyboard without backlight, there will be no cable on your original keyboard.

Flip up the connecting flap on each of the three ribbon cables.

The small cable on the last picture ist only there, if you have a backlit keyboard. If you want to replace a keyboard without backlight, there will be no cable on your original keyboard.

Step 10

  • Remove each of the three cables by gently pulling them from their respective connectors.

Remove each of the three cables by gently pulling them from their respective connectors.

Step 11

  • Remove the keyboard from the housing.

Remove the keyboard from the housing.

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

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Chris Maschmeier - Aug 27, 2019

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Good guide. Thanks!

But you missed step 1. Remove two screws that hold the keyboard in place