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Replacing the Keyboard

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1 plastic scribe 3 palm rest 2 keyboard 7. Ease the keyboard up and slide the five tabs at the bottom of the keyboard out of the slots on the palm rest. CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel. 8. Without pulling hard on the keyboard, hold it towards the display. 9. Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the keyboard cable from the connector on the system board. 10. Lift the keyboard off the computer. 1 keyboard tabs (5) 2 connector latch Replacing the Keyboard 1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin. 2. Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board, and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable. 3. Slide the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest and lower the keyboard into place. 4. Gently press around the edges of the keyboard and slide it upwards to secure the keyboard under the tabs on the palm rest. 5. Turn the computer over and replace the two screws that secure the keyboard to the computer base. 6. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).

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7.
Ease the keyboard up and slide the five tabs at the bottom of the keyboard out of the slots on the palm rest.
8.
Without pulling hard on the keyboard, hold it towards the display.
9.
Lift the connector latch and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the keyboard cable from the connector on the system board.
10.
Lift the keyboard off the computer.
Replacing the Keyboard
1.
Follow the instructions in
Before You Begin
.
2.
Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board, and press down on the connector latch to secure the cable.
3.
Slide the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest and lower the keyboard into place.
4.
Gently press around the edges of the keyboard and slide it upwards to secure the keyboard under the tabs on the palm rest.
5.
Turn the computer over and replace the two screws that secure the keyboard to the computer base.
6.
Replace the battery (see
Replacing the Battery
).
1
plastic scribe
2
keyboard
3
palm rest
CAUTION:
Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel.
1
keyboard tabs (5)
2
connector latch