Service manual

Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard 2 - 17
2.Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard
1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery (page 2 - 5).
2. Press the three - keyboard latches at the top of the keyboard to elevate the keyboard from its normal posi-
tion (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 b).
4. Disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the locking collar socket .
5. Carefully lift up the keyboard (Figure c) off the computer.
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Figure 13
Keyboard Removal
a. Press the three latches
to release the keyboard.
b. Lift the keyboard up and
disconnect the cable
from the locking collar.
c. Remove the keyboard.
Re-Inserting the
Keyboard
When re-inserting the
keyboard firstly align the
five keyboard tabs at the
bottom (
Figure C) at
the bottom of the key-
board with the slots in the
case.
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6. Keyboard
a.
c.
Keyboard Tabs
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b.
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