Dell Studio 1569 Service Manual - Page 26

Back to Contents Page Keyboard Dell™ Studio™ 1569 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard Replacing the Keyboard Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface. CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer. Removing the Keyboard 1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin. 2. Remove the battery (see Removing the Battery). 3. Remove the power button panel (see Removing the Power Button Panel). 4. Remove the screw that secures the keyboard to the computer base. CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard. CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel. 5. Ease the keyboard up until the keyboard cable(s) are visible. a. Push the connector tabs up and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board connector. b. If you have a backlit keyboard, lift the connector latch, then pull the pull-tab and disconnect the keyboard backlight cable from the system board connector. 6. Lift the keyboard off the palm rest. 1 keyboard 3 keyboard cable 5 connector latch 2 tabs on the keyboard (5) 4 connector tabs (2) 6 pull-tab