Dell INSPIRON Inspiron 8500 Service Manual page 37

Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 8500/8600 Service Manual
2 center control cover
3 computer base
3. Remove the center control cover:
a. Open the display all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against your work surface.
b. Starting on the left side of the computer, use a plastic scribe or flat-blade screw driver to
pry up the center control cover.
c. Disconnect the center-control-cover flex cable from the system board connector using
the pull-tab.
d. Lift the center control cover away from the computer, and lay it aside.
1 center control cover
2 system board connector
4. Remove the keyboard:
a. Remove the two M2.5 x 6-mm screws across the top of the keyboard.
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