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Replacing the Keyboard
Technical Support
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Care Information. See your hardware guide for important
safety, regulatory, and legal information.
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Slide the brown connector clip to the back of the
notebook, then remove the cable. Be careful not to
touch or damage any other components.
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Lift the old keyboard away from the notebook.
Installing the new keyboard
To install the new keyboard:
1
Place the new keyboard
keys-down
on your
notebook with the space bar away from you.
2
Make sure the brown keyboard connector clip is slid
to the back of the notebook, insert the cable into the
connector, then slide the brown connector clip
forward to lock the connectors in place.
3
Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the
keyboard is almost face-up.
4
Insert the tabs on the front edge of the keyboard into
the slots under the palm rest. You may need to press
down on the keyboard keys along the front edge of
the keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into their
corresponding slots.
5
Gently press the keyboard down until it is flat all the
way across. The keyboard should easily fall into
place. Be careful not to damage the LCD panel.
6
Close the LCD panel, then turn the notebook over
so the bottom is facing up.
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Replace the two keyboard screws.
8
Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over.
9
Connect the power adapter, the modem cable, and
the network cable, then turn on your notebook.
Important
The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if it is
not twisted.
Connector
Caution
If the cover is not correctly replaced, your
notebook could be damaged when you try to
close the LCD panel.
