Clevo W270BUQ Series, Service Manual

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Disassembly
2 - 12 Removing the Keyboard
2.Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard
1. Turn off the computer, and remove the battery ( page 2 - 5 ) and the component bay cover ( page 2 - 9 ).
2. Remove screws
-
from the bottom of the computer (inside the battery compartment), and then press at point
to unsnap the LED cover module (use the eject pin tool provided to do this Figure 8 a ).
3. Turn the computer over, unsnap up the LED cover module from the center of the computer ( Figure 8 b ).
4. Remove screws - from the keyboard ( Figure 8c ).
5. Carefully lift the keyboard up, being careful not to bend the keyboard ribbon cable . Disconnect the key-
board ribbon cable from the locking collar socket by using a flat-head screwdriver to pry the locking collar
pins away from the base ( Figure 8d ).
6. Carefully lift up the keyboard ( Figure 8e ) off the computer.
Figure 8
Keyboard Removal
a. Remove screws from the
bottom of the computer.
b. Turn the computer over,
unsnap up the LED cov-
er module from the cent-
er of the computer.
c. Remove screws from
the keyboard.
d. Carefully lift the key-
board up and disconnect
the keyboard ribbon ca-
ble from the locking col-
lar socket by using a flat-
head screwdriver to pry
the locking collar pins
away from the base.
e. Remove the keyboard.
1 6
7
8
9 13
14 15
15 16
17
14
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8. LED Cover Module
14. Keyboard
11 Screws
a.
b.
1
3
2
5
7
6
d.
c.
9
14
10 11 12
4
14
15
17 17
Keyboard Tabs
e.
8
13
16
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Re-Inserting the
Keyboard
When re-inserting the
keyboard firstly align the
four keyboard tabs at
the bottom ( Figure 8e )
at the bottom of the key-
board with the slots in
the case.