Quick Reference Guide

Replacing the keyboard
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3 Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel
until the keyboard is almost face-up.
4 Insert the tabs on the front edge of the
keyboard into the slots under the palm
rest. You may need to press down on the
keyboard keys along the front edge of the
keyboard to seat the retaining tabs into
their corresponding slots.
5 Gently press the keyboard down until it is
flat all the way across. The keyboard should
easily fall into place. Be careful to not
damage the LCD panel.
Caution
If the cover is not
correctly replaced,
your notebook could
be damaged when you
try to close the LCD
panel.
6 Replace the keyboard cover. Press down on
the cover in several places until it clicks in
place. The cover is correctly mounted
when you can run your finger along the
cover and find no loose spots. The cover
should be flat all the way across.
7 Close the LCD panel, then replace the two
hinge cover screws.
8 Turn your notebook over so the bottom is
facing up.
9 If you removed screws in Step 17, replace
them.
10 If you removed the mini-PCI bay cover in
Step 16, replace it, then tighten the screw.
11 If you removed the memory bay cover in
Step 15, replace it, then tighten the screws.
12 Replace the keyboard screw.