Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Inspiron 14 7000 Series Service Manual
- Before Working Inside Your Computer
- Recommended Tools
- After Working Inside Your Computer
- Removing the Battery
- Replacing the Battery
- Removing the Base Cover
- Replacing the Base Cover
- Removing the Optical Drive
- Replacing the Optical Drive
- Removing the Memory Module(s)
- Replacing the Memory Module(s)
- Removing the Hard Drive
- Replacing the Hard Drive
- Removing the Keyboard
- Replacing the Keyboard
- Removing the Wireless Card
- Replacing the Wireless Card
- Removing the Palm Rest
- Replacing the Palm Rest
- Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery
- Removing the I/O Board
- Replacing the I/O Board
- Removing the Fan
- Replacing the Fan
- Removing the System Board
- Replacing the System Board
- Removing the Heat Sink
- Replacing the Heat Sink
- Removing the Power-Adapter Port
- Replacing the Power-Adapter Port
- Removing the Display Assembly
- Replacing the Display Assembly
- Removing the Display Bezel
- Replacing the Display Bezel
- Removing the Display Panel
- Replacing the Display Panel
- Removing the Display Hinge and Bracket Assembly
- Replacing the Display Hinge and Bracket Assembly
- Removing the Camera
- Replacing the Camera
- Removing the Speakers
- Replacing the Speakers
- Flashing the BIOS
- Getting Help and Contacting Dell
Replacing the Keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
NOTE: If you are installing a new keyboard, fold the cables the same way
they are folded on the old keyboard. For more information, see “Folding
the Keyboard Cables”.
1 Slide the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable into the
connectors on the system board and press down on the latches to
secure the cables.
2 Turn the keyboard over.
3 Slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on the palm rest and snap
the keyboard into place.
Post-requisites
Replace the battery.
Folding the Keyboard Cables
CAUTION: Do not apply excess pressure while folding the cables.
The cables on the keyboard are not folded when you receive a replacement
keyboard. Follow these instructions to fold the cables on the replacement
keyboard the same way they are folded on the old keyboard.
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