Chapter 30: Replacing The Keyboard; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell XPS 13 9305 Service Manual

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Procedure

1. Adhere the thermal pad and foil sticker that is shipped with the keyboard onto the replacement keyboard.
2. Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly and slide the keyboard under the
display hinges into the palm rest assembly.
3. Replace the 29 screws (M1.6x1.5) that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Adhere the keyboard-backlight cable and the keyboard-controller board cable to the keyboard.
5. Slide the keyboard-backlight cable into the keyboard-controls board and close the latch to secure the cable.
6. Slide the keyboard-controls board cable into the keyboard-controls board and close the latch to secure the cable.

Post-requisites

1. Replace the power button with fingerprint
2. Replace the system board.
3. Replace the fans.
4. Replace the solid-state drive.
5. Replace the battery.
6. Replace the base cover.
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