Identifier
Status
Replacing the keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
working inside your
the instructions in
practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
regulatory_compliance.
Identifier
Status
Procedure
1
Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest
assembly.
2
Replace the 31 screws (M1.6x1.5) that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest
assembly.
3
Adhere the Mylar to the screws that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest
assembly.
4
Connect the keyboard cable and keyboard-backlight cable to the keyboard-
controls board.
Identifier
Status
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
system
2
Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in
3
Replace the
battery (half-length)
4
Replace the
base
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computer. After working inside your computer, follow
After working inside your
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board.
or the
cover.
computer. For more safety best
"Replacing the hard
battery
(full-length).
Before
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drive".
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