Lenovo Ideapad P400 Touch Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Keyboard

Remove the two 14mm Phillips #1 screws that attach the keyboard to the underside of the laptop.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the two 14mm Phillips #1 screws that attach the keyboard to the underside of the laptop.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Step 2

Flip the laptop over and open it as you would to use it.

Flip the laptop over and open it as you would to use it.

Step 3

Using your hands, lift the top corner of the keyboard, and keep lifting until the keyboard pops out. You will hear clicks as you do this.
If necessary, use the plastic spudger to pry up the corner and then lift the keyboard out with your hands.
Do not lift the keyboard out entirely. It will still be connected to the laptop. Only lift it enough so that it is unseated as shown in the second picture.

Using your hands, lift the top corner of the keyboard, and keep lifting until the keyboard pops out. You will hear clicks as you do this.

If necessary, use the plastic spudger to pry up the corner and then lift the keyboard out with your hands.

Do not lift the keyboard out entirely. It will still be connected to the laptop. Only lift it enough so that it is unseated as shown in the second picture.

Step 4

Lift the top of the keyboard and flip the keyboard face down so that you can access the connectors underneath it.
Using your fingers, unplug the large connector that connects the keyboard to the center of the laptop by sliding the end of the strip out of the socket.
You may need to flip the white plastic bar up with a fingernail to be able to remove the strip.

Lift the top of the keyboard and flip the keyboard face down so that you can access the connectors underneath it.

Using your fingers, unplug the large connector that connects the keyboard to the center of the laptop by sliding the end of the strip out of the socket.

You may need to flip the white plastic bar up with a fingernail to be able to remove the strip.

Step 5

Using your fingers, unplug the second, smaller connector, located at the lower left hand side of the keyboard by sliding the strip out of the socket.
You may need to flip the white plastic bar up with your fingernail to remove the connector.

Using your fingers, unplug the second, smaller connector, located at the lower left hand side of the keyboard by sliding the strip out of the socket.

You may need to flip the white plastic bar up with your fingernail to remove the connector.

The keyboard can now be replaced if needed. To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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