Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard 2 - 5
2.Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard
1. Turn off the computer, turn it over.
2. Remove screws
- from the bottom of the computer.
3. Open it up with the LCD on a flat surface before pressing at point
to release the keyboard module (use the spe-
cial eject stick to do this) while releasing the keyboard in the direction of the arrow
as shown (Figure 1a).
4. Carefully lift the keyboard
up, being careful not to bend the keyboard ribbon cable . Disconnect the key-
board ribbon cable from the locking collar socket by using a flat-head screwdriver to pry the locking collar pins
away from the base (Figure 1b).
5. Carefully lift the keyboard off the computer (Figure 1c).
4. Eject Stick
6. Keyboard
•2 Screws
Figure 1
Keyboard Removal
a. Remove the screws from
the bottom of the compu-
ter and then eject the
keyboard using a special
eject stick to push the
keyboard out while re-
leasing the keyboard as
shown.
b. Lift the keyboard up and
disconnect the keyboard
ribbon cable from the
locking collar socket.
c. Remove the keyboard.
Re-inserting the Key-
board
When re-inserting the
keyboard firstly, align the
keyboard tabs at the bot-
tom of the keyboard with
the slots in the case.