Compaq XL280 Maintenance & Service Manual page 84

Keyboard
To remove the keyboard, complete the following steps:
1. Prepare the Notebook for disassembly
2. Remove the Palmrest cover
3. Gently lift the front of the keyboard, disconnect the flex cable from the
on the system board, and remove the keyboard.
To replace the keyboard, reverse these procedures.
Note: When replacing the keyboard, the
ZIF Connector and not underneath the keyboard.
Presario 1800/1800T Series
Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,
and XL390
(pg 10).
(pg 13).
Keyboard Ribbon Cable
ZIF Connector
should fold behind the