Replacing The Keyboard - Dell XPS L401X Service Manual

1 screws (2)
3 top cover
5 connector tabs (2)
9. Without pulling hard on the keyboard, carefully lift the keyboard and slide the keyboard tabs out of the slots on the top cover.
10. Note the routing of the keyboard cable and remove the cable from the routing guide on the top cover.
11. Push the connector tabs up and pull the pull-tab to disconnect the keyboard backlight cable from the system-board connector.
1 keyboard
3 top cover
5 keyboard backlight cable
12. Lift the keyboard off the top cover.
Replacing the Keyboard
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Slide the keyboard backlight cable into the system-board connector and press the connector tabs into the connector to secure the cable.
3. Route the keyboard cable through the routing guide on the top cover.
4. Slide the keyboard cable into the system-board connector and press the connector tabs into the connector to secure the cable.
5. Slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the top cover and lower the keyboard into place.
6. Replace the two screws that secure the keyboard to the top cover.
7. Replace the palm-rest assembly (see
8. Follow the instructions from
9. Replace the hard drive (see
10. Replace the memory module(s) (see
11. Replace the battery (see Replacing the
CAUTION: Before turning on the computer, replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the computer. Failure to do so may
result in damage to the computer.
2 keyboard
4 keyboard cable
6 system-board connector
2 tabs (4)
4 connector tabs (2)
Begin.
Replacing the Palm-Rest
step 5 to step 6 in Replacing the Optical
Replacing the Hard Drive).
Replacing the Memory Module(s)).
Battery).
Assembly).
Drive.