Removing The Keyboard; Replacing The Keyboard - Dell XPS M1530 Service Manual

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Keyboard
Dell™ XPS™ M1530 Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
For more information about the keyboard, see "Using the Keyboard and Touchpad" in your Owner's Manual.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as a connector on the back of the computer).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
Removing the Keyboard
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the Center Control Cover and Hinge Covers (see
3. Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws at the top of the keyboard.
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the
keyboard.
4. Carefully slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer.
NOTICE: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel.
1 M2.5 x 5-mm screw (2)
3 keyboard tab (5)
5 plastic securing bar
5. Pull up on the plastic bar that secures the keyboard cable to the system board and remove the keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
1. Slide the keyboard cable connector into the slot until it clicks and pull down on the plastic bar that secures the keyboard cable to the system board.
2. Align the five tabs along the bottom of the keyboard and slide them under the palm rest.
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the
keyboard.
Begin.
Removing the Hinge Covers and Center Control
2 keyboard
4 keyboard cable
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