Removing The Keyboard - Dell Inspiron 1370 Service Manual

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Keyboard
Dell™ Inspiron™ 1370 Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™
is not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface.
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the Keyboard
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the
3. Remove the two screws that secure the keyboard to the computer base.
4. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the
keyboard.
CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel.
5. Use a small flat-blade screwdriver to press in the release tabs on the palm rest.
6. Carefully lift the keyboard and slide the keyboard tabs out of the slots on the computer. Turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm rest.
7. Lift the connector latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board connector.
8. Lift the keyboard off the palm rest.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Battery) before working inside the