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Dell Latitude CPiA Service Manual
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To remove the keyboard assembly, perform the following steps.
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1. Close the display assembly, and turn the computer upside down on a flat
work surface (see Figure 9).
12-mm screws (6)
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2. Remove the six 12-mm screws securing the keyboard to the computer.
3. Turn the computer right-side up and open the display.
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4. Release the keyboard from the palmrest assembly:
a. Carefully deflect the palmrest (next to the blank key below the <Shift>
key; see Figure 10) away from the center of the keyboard, until the tab
on the palmrest's inner edge disengages from the keyboard. The
keyboard should raise up slightly.
b. Insert a fingernail or a small flat-bladed screwdriver under the scalloped
edge of the blank key (see Figure 10), and lift the right edge of the
keyboard.
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