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7

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Keyboard Panel
  • Turn off your HP Stream 11-r020nr by holding the power button down for 10 seconds.
  • Turn the device top down so the rubber feet are facing up.
  • Use a metal spudger to remove all the rubber feet off of the bottom of the device, including the small ones. There will be a total of 11 screws to remove.

Turn off your HP Stream 11-r020nr by holding the power button down for 10 seconds.

Turn the device top down so the rubber feet are facing up.

Use a metal spudger to remove all the rubber feet off of the bottom of the device, including the small ones. There will be a total of 11 screws to remove.

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Step 2

  • Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove all 11 of the the 5mm screws.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove all 11 of the the 5mm screws.

Step 3

  • Flip the laptop over and open the laptop.
  • Using the blue plastic opening tool, separate the keyboard plate from the main body by prying up starting around the bottom corners, prying the bottom up first and the sides second all the way around the whole keyboard plate.
  • Be gentle when lifting the keyboard up as there will be ribbon cables still attaching the keyboard to the base of the laptop.

Flip the laptop over and open the laptop.

Using the blue plastic opening tool, separate the keyboard plate from the main body by prying up starting around the bottom corners, prying the bottom up first and the sides second all the way around the whole keyboard plate.

Be gentle when lifting the keyboard up as there will be ribbon cables still attaching the keyboard to the base of the laptop.

Step 4

  • Use the black nylon spudger to flip the black tab up that holds the ribbon cable in place.
  • Lift the ribbon cable free.

Use the black nylon spudger to flip the black tab up that holds the ribbon cable in place.

Lift the ribbon cable free.

Step 5

  • Use the black nylon spudger to flip the black tab up that holds the large ribbon cable in place.
  • Pull the ribbon cable free from the base of the keyboard.

Use the black nylon spudger to flip the black tab up that holds the large ribbon cable in place.

Pull the ribbon cable free from the base of the keyboard.

Step 6

  • Remove the tape covering the ribbon cable.
  • Use the black nylon spudger to flip the black tab up that holds the ribbon cable in place.
  • Pull the ribbon cable away from the base of the laptop.

Remove the tape covering the ribbon cable.

Pull the ribbon cable away from the base of the laptop.

Step 7

  • After detaching the two large ribbon cables, carefully lean the keyboard against the screen.

After detaching the two large ribbon cables, carefully lean the keyboard against the screen.

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

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keisha manley - May 10, 2021

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Hello, I have an hp stream 11 inch laptop and would like to know how do you remove the keys from the keyboard to replace the palmrest or key board cover?