Quick Reference Guide

Replacing the keyboard
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14 Lift the brown keyboard connector clip and remove the keyboard cable.
Be careful not to touch or damage any other components.
15 Lift the old keyboard away from the notebook. The keyboard is now
completely detached from the notebook.
Installing the keyboard
To install the keyboard:
1 Place the new keyboard keys-down on your notebook with the space bar
away from you.
Important
The keyboard cable is correctly oriented if
it is not twisted.
2 Make sure that the brown keyboard connector clip is raised, insert the
cable into the connector, then slide the clip down to lock the connector
in place.
3 Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the keyboard is
almost face-up.
Keyboard
connector
clip