Service manual

Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard 2 - 21
2.Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard
1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery (page 2 - 5).
2. Press the four keyboard latches at the top of the keyboard to elevate the keyboard from its normal position (you
may need to use a small screwdriver to do this).
3. Carefully lift the keyboard up, being careful not to bend the keyboard ribbon cable (Figure 17b).
4. Disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the locking collar socket .
5. Carefully lift up the keyboard (Figure 17c) off the computer.
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Figure 17
Keyboard Removal
a. Press the four latches to
release the keyboard.
b. Lift the keyboard up and
disconnect the cable
from the locking collar.
c. Remove the keyboard.
a.
b.
Keyboard Tabs
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c.
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7. Keyboard
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Re-Inserting the Key-
board
When re-inserting the
keyboard firstly align
the four keyboard tabs
at the bottom of the
keyboard with the slots
in the case.