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 Place the keyboard on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-
rest assembly.
3 Slide the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable (optional) into
the respective connectors and close the latches to secure the cables.
4 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
5 Align the screw holes on the keyboard shield with the screw holes on the
palm-rest assembly.
6 Replace the screws that secure the keyboard shield to the palm-rest
assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Replace the power-adapter port.
3 Replace the I/O board.
4 Replace the heat sink.
5 Replace the display assembly.
6 Replace the fan.
7 Replace the wireless card.
8 Replace the solid-state drive.
9 Replace the memory modules.
10 Replace the battery.
11 Replace the base cover.
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