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Installing the keyboard
Important
The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if
the cable is not twisted
If the cover is not correctly replaced, your
notebook could be damaged when you
try to close the LCD panel.
To install the keyboard:
Place the new keyboard keys-down on your notebook with the space bar
1
away from you.
Make sure the brown keyboard connector clip is slid to the back of the
2
notebook, insert the cable into the connector, then slide the brown
connector clip forward to lock the connectors in place.
Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the keyboard is
3
almost face-up.
Insert the tabs on the front edge of the keyboard into the slots under the
4
palm rest. You may need to press down on the keyboard keys along the
front edge of the keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into their
corresponding slots.
Gently press the keyboard down until it is flat all the way across. The
5
keyboard should easily fall into place. Be careful not to damage the
LCD panel.
Place the cover on the notebook, then press down on the cover in several
Caution
6
places until it clicks in place. The cover is correctly mounted when you can
run you finger along the cover and find no loose spots. The cover should
be flat all the way across.
Close the LCD panel, then turn the notebook over so the bottom is facing
7
up.
Replace the two keyboard screws you removed in
8
Insert the battery, then turn your notebook over.
9
Connect the power adapter, modem cable, and network cable.
10
Reconnect all peripheral devices and replace any Express cards.
11
Replacing the keyboard
Step
6.
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