HP EliteBook 700 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 57

upward, and then lift the keyboard up at an angle to disengage the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard.

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Before removing the keyboard, follow these steps: 1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system. 2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer. 3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unscrewing the power cord from the AC outlet, and then unscrewing the AC adapter from the computer. 4. Remove the bottom cover (see Bottom cover on page 33). 5. Remove the battery (see Battery on page 36). Remove the keyboard: 1. Remove the 2 Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screws that secure the keyboard to the computer (1). 2. Position the computer upright with the front toward you. 3. Open the computer as far as possible. 4. Insert a screwdriver or similar thin tool into the hole beside the heat sink/fan assembly, and then press on the back of the keyboard until it disengages from the computer (2). Rotate the top of the keyboard upward, and then lift the keyboard up at an angle to disengage the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard. NOTE: Cables connect the bottom of the keyboard to the system board. Make sure not to prematurely pull the keyboard cables out of the system board connectors. 5. Slide the keyboard slightly downward toward the palm rest to disengage the top of the keyboard from the top cover (1). Remove the pointing stick cable (2), the keyboard backlight cable (3), and the keyboard cable (4). Component replacement procedures 47

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Before removing the keyboard, follow these steps:
1.
Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is
off
or in Hibernation, turn
the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2.
Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3.
Disconnect the power from the computer by
first
unscrewing the power cord from the AC outlet, and
then unscrewing the AC adapter from the computer.
4.
Remove the bottom cover (see
Bottom cover
on page
33
).
5.
Remove the battery (see
Battery
on page
36
).
Remove the keyboard:
1.
Remove the 2 Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screws that secure the keyboard to the computer
(1)
.
2.
Position the computer upright with the front toward you.
3.
Open the computer as far as possible.
4.
Insert a screwdriver or similar thin tool into the hole beside the heat sink/fan assembly, and then press
on the back of the keyboard until it disengages from the computer
(2)
. Rotate the top of the keyboard
upward, and then lift the keyboard up at an angle to disengage the tabs at the bottom of the keyboard.
NOTE:
Cables connect the bottom of the keyboard to the system board. Make sure not to prematurely
pull the keyboard cables out of the system board connectors.
5.
Slide the keyboard slightly downward toward the palm rest to disengage the top of the keyboard from
the top cover
(1)
. Remove the pointing stick cable
(2)
, the keyboard backlight cable
(3)
, and
the keyboard cable
(4)
.
Component replacement procedures
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