Dell Inspiron 3500 Service Manual page 67

FPH 2.5 x 16 (3) 3.5–4.0 kgf-cm
NOTE: You can remove the keyboard while the display assembly is still
attached. However, Dell strongly recommends removing the display assembly
before removing the keyboard to prevent cosmetic damage.
The keyboard can be removed without removing the palmrest. To remove the
keyboard, see Figures 4-15 and 4-22 and follow these steps:
1. Remove the display assembly.
2. Place the computer base face down.
3. Remove the three 16-mm keyboard screws from the bottom of the com-
puter (see Figure 4-22). The keyboard screws have a "K" tooled into the
plastic beside them.
4. Turn the computer face up.
5. Lift the top edge of the keyboard up, and then slide the keyboard out from
beneath the palmrest assembly. Do not try to completely remove the key-
board, for it is still attached to the system board by a cable.
6. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the side-lift ZIF connector C42 on the
system board.
7 . Remove the keyboard.
NOTE: The ZIF connector cap for the keyboard is stocked as a separate part. If
the plastic connector cap is broken, a new one can be snapped in place
without having to replace the entire system board.
16-mm
screws (3)
Removing and Replacing Parts 4-31