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Keyboard Assembly

Figure 12. Keyboard Assembly Removal

To remove the keyboard assembly, perform the following steps.

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove

the main battery before you service the computer.

NOTICE: Make sure that the work surface is clean to prevent

scratching the computer cover.

1. Remove the keyboard bezel.

2. Remove the four M2 x 4-mm screws located across the top of the

keyboard assembly (see Figure 9).

NOTE: Five metal tabs retain the bottom of the keyboard in the palmrest

assembly.

3. Release the keyboard assembly from the palmrest assembly by lifting the

top edge of the keyboard assembly up and sliding it toward the back of the

computer.

4. Rotate the keyboard up so it is perpendicular to the computer.

5. Carefully disconnect the keyboard cable from the connector on the system

board.

M2 x 4-mm screws (4)

keyboard

assembly

keyboard

cable

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