Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          45 minutes

Sections

1

  • Keyboard
  • 6 steps

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Step 1

              Remove Back Plate
  • Loosen the 8 Philips screws circled in red in the photo. These screws are captive and should not come out fully.
  • Use pry tool starting at one of the hinges to release the clips all around the back plate
  • Remove plate and set aside.

Loosen the 8 Philips screws circled in red in the photo. These screws are captive and should not come out fully.

Use pry tool starting at one of the hinges to release the clips all around the back plate

Remove plate and set aside.

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Step 2

              Releasing Keyboard
  • Unscrew the 3 Philips screws by the keyboard icons. (Circled in red)
  • The screws are captive and should not be removed fully.
  • Open the laptop screen
  • Use keyboard removal tool to push out the keyboard (circled in green)
  • anything that fits in the hole could be used if tool not available.

Unscrew the 3 Philips screws by the keyboard icons. (Circled in red)

The screws are captive and should not be removed fully.

Open the laptop screen

Use keyboard removal tool to push out the keyboard (circled in green)

anything that fits in the hole could be used if tool not available.

Step 3

              Releasing keyboard
  • Work around the keyboard releasing the clips.
  • Clips are only located on the top, left, and right of the keyboard.
  • flip the keyboard towards the mouse pad taking care not to damage the ribbon cables.

Work around the keyboard releasing the clips.

Clips are only located on the top, left, and right of the keyboard.

flip the keyboard towards the mouse pad taking care not to damage the ribbon cables.

Step 4

              Release Ribbon Cables
  • with a plastic spudger tool flip up the black clips to release the ribbon cables
  • Gently pull out the cables, there should be no resistance if the clips were opened properly.
  • There may be some adhesive connecting the cable to the keyboard (green arrow).

with a plastic spudger tool flip up the black clips to release the ribbon cables

Gently pull out the cables, there should be no resistance if the clips were opened properly.

There may be some adhesive connecting the cable to the keyboard (green arrow).

Step 5

              Install New Ribbon Cables
  • Gently fold the new ribbon cables at the 15B line
  • Gently push in the ribbon cables and press down the black clips.
  • Make sure that the cables are pushed in far enough. They have a line marking how far they should be inserted.
  • Slide in the bottom clips of the keyboard and flip towards the screen
  • Push the keyboard all around until all of the clips click into place.

Gently fold the new ribbon cables at the 15B line

Gently push in the ribbon cables and press down the black clips.

Make sure that the cables are pushed in far enough. They have a line marking how far they should be inserted.

Slide in the bottom clips of the keyboard and flip towards the screen

Push the keyboard all around until all of the clips click into place.

Step 6

              Reassemble Laptop
  • Screw in the 3 keyboard screws
  • Push the back plate on and screw in the 8 screws
  • Go around the back plate making sure that it is clipped in all around.

Screw in the 3 keyboard screws

Push the back plate on and screw in the 8 screws

Go around the back plate making sure that it is clipped in all around.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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