Service Manual

Replacing the keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Replace the 32 screws (M1.2x1.9) that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
3 Replace the eight screws (M1.2x2.4) that secure the keyboard bracket to the palm-rest assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Replace the coin-cell battery.
3 Replace the solid-state drive/Intel Optane.
4 Replace the I/O board.
5 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 6 in Replacing the heat sink.
6 Replace the wireless card.
7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in Replacing the hard drive.
8 Replace the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length), whichever applicable.
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