Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 6 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Preparations
  • Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

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Step 2

              Locate the battery
  • Flip the computer upside down.
  • The red rectangle shows the location of the battery.

Flip the computer upside down.

The red rectangle shows the location of the battery.

Step 3

              Unlock the left switch
  • Locate the two switches that lock the battery. Push the left-hand switch outward into the “unlocked” position.

Locate the two switches that lock the battery. Push the left-hand switch outward into the “unlocked” position.

Step 4

              Remove the battery
  • Now push and hold the right clip to the right while using your other hand to gently slide the battery away from the computer.

Now push and hold the right clip to the right while using your other hand to gently slide the battery away from the computer.

Step 5

              remove screws
  • There are 2 screws securing the keyboard. You can identify them by a small keyboard symbol (marked by an orange rectangle in the second picture).
  • Once you have located the two screws, remove them with a small Phillips screwdriver.

There are 2 screws securing the keyboard. You can identify them by a small keyboard symbol (marked by an orange rectangle in the second picture).

Once you have located the two screws, remove them with a small Phillips screwdriver.

Step 6

              remove strip above keyboard
  • This step is not required.
  • Gently pull the strip out from the case.

This step is not required.

Gently pull the strip out from the case.

Step 7

              pop keyboard out of the casing
  • Use a a plastic spudger (or a flat screwdriver) to push the keyboard towards the screen. This will pop the bottom of the keyboard out of the casing.

Use a a plastic spudger (or a flat screwdriver) to push the keyboard towards the screen. This will pop the bottom of the keyboard out of the casing.

Step 8

              lift keyboard
  • Carefully lift the keyboard so that you can access its connector.

Carefully lift the keyboard so that you can access its connector.

Step 9

              Unplug keyboard
  • Carefully unplug the connector by pulling.

Carefully unplug the connector by pulling.

Step 10

              done
  • You are done - the keyboard is not connected to the laptop any more and can be replaced.

You are done - the keyboard is not connected to the laptop any more and can be replaced.

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

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Carsten Mühlberg - Feb 2, 2018

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Very good instructions. Really easy. Difficulty rather easy than moderate. Took me two minutes.

Daan - Jul 6, 2018

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How do I reinsert the strip above the keyboard? When I insert the bottom clips first I can’t get the top ones in and vice versa. Also I don’t understand the mechanism of the top clips, why do they have the shape they do?

Chris Barry - Jan 15, 2020

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Worked perfectly. It was easy enough that I could use a key ring screw driver

Mario Sánchez Soroa - Aug 30, 2020

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Quisiera saber cómo reparar el teclado ya que está en corte y no me deja encender la laptop