Lenovo Ideapad U350 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Step 1

              Battery

Locate the battery by turning the laptop over.

Locate the battery by turning the laptop over.

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Step 2

Locate the lock switch and slide toward the outside edge of the laptop until it clicks into place and the battery unit pops up.
Remove the battery unit from the laptop and set it aside.

Locate the lock switch and slide toward the outside edge of the laptop until it clicks into place and the battery unit pops up.

Remove the battery unit from the laptop and set it aside.

Step 3

              Keyboard

Unscrew the three screws on the bottom of the laptop that have small keyboard logos next to them using a PH1 screwdriver. These screws are 5.8mm long.

Unscrew the three screws on the bottom of the laptop that have small keyboard logos next to them using a PH1 screwdriver. These screws are 5.8mm long.

Step 4

Flip the computer over and open the screen.
Use a spudger to carefully press in the clip that is found here while prying the keyboard upward from the same side.
This clip is very stiff and also made of thin, brittle plastic. This means that it is easy to break off, which is what we did during our disassembly.

Flip the computer over and open the screen.

Use a spudger to carefully press in the clip that is found here while prying the keyboard upward from the same side.

This clip is very stiff and also made of thin, brittle plastic. This means that it is easy to break off, which is what we did during our disassembly.

Step 5

Slightly lift the bottom of the keyboard towards the screen to locate the keyboard’s ribbon cable.
Use the tip of the spudger to lift the black retaining flap on the ZIF connector.
You should now be able to lift out the keyboard easily.

Slightly lift the bottom of the keyboard towards the screen to locate the keyboard’s ribbon cable.

Use the tip of the spudger to lift the black retaining flap on the ZIF connector.

You should now be able to lift out the keyboard easily.

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

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