Removing The Keyboard - Dell Studio 1435 Service Manual

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Keyboard
Dell Studio™ 1435 Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such
as a connector on the back of the computer).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
Removing the Keyboard
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the center control cover (see
3. Ease the keyboard surround up with a plastic scribe.
1 keyboard surround
4. Lift the keyboard surround off the computer.
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the
keyboard.
5. Remove the two screws securing the keyboard to the palm rest.
NOTICE: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel.
6. Carefully slide the keyboard out of the computer and turn it over as shown in the illustration. Do not pull hard on the keyboard.
Begin.
Removing the Center Control Cover).