Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the computer over onto its back.

Turn the computer over onto its back.

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Step 2

  • Slide the lock on the left side to the unlock position.
  • Slide the lock on the right side to the unlock position until there is a clicking sound.

Slide the lock on the left side to the unlock position.

Slide the lock on the right side to the unlock position until there is a clicking sound.

Step 3

  • Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop.
  • Make sure the two locks from the previous step are in the unlocked position while sliding the battery away.

Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop.

Make sure the two locks from the previous step are in the unlocked position while sliding the battery away.

Step 4

              Keyboard
  • Use a plastic opening tool to unsnap the right hand side speaker cover.

Use a plastic opening tool to unsnap the right hand side speaker cover.

Step 5

  • Remove the rest of the cover by sliding it to the right and lifting the edge.

Remove the rest of the cover by sliding it to the right and lifting the edge.

Step 6

  • Use a Phillips head #00 screwdriver to remove the two silver screws at the top of the keyboard.
  • Two 4.0 mm coarse thread screws.

Use a Phillips head #00 screwdriver to remove the two silver screws at the top of the keyboard.

Two 4.0 mm coarse thread screws.

Step 7

  • Remove the Torx screw holding the left keyboard tab in place, and lift it to release.
  • One Torx T6 fine thread screw.

Remove the Torx screw holding the left keyboard tab in place, and lift it to release.

One Torx T6 fine thread screw.

Step 8

  • Turn the computer over on to the back.
  • Remove the middle screw with a Phillips head #000 screwdriver.
  • One 7.5 mm fine thread screw.

Turn the computer over on to the back.

Remove the middle screw with a Phillips head #000 screwdriver.

One 7.5 mm fine thread screw.

Step 9

  • Turn the computer over to the front.
  • Gently pull at the top and bottom to remove the keyboard.
  • Peel off the black tape that holds the connection wire.

Turn the computer over to the front.

Gently pull at the top and bottom to remove the keyboard.

Peel off the black tape that holds the connection wire.

Step 10

  • Flip the keyboard over and carefully unplug the connection wire.
  • Reverse the steps for proper instillation of the new keyboard.

Flip the keyboard over and carefully unplug the connection wire.

Reverse the steps for proper instillation of the new keyboard.

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

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