Disassembly
2 - 18 Removing the Keyboard & Center Cover
2.Disassembly
Removing the Keyboard & Center Cover
1. Turn off the computer and remove the battery (page 2 - 8).
2. Press the four keyboard latches - at the top of the keyboard to elevate the keyboard from its normal position
(you may need to use a small screwdriver to do this).
3. Carefully lift the keyboard up and disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable at point (be careful not to bend the key-
board ribbon cable).
4. Set the keyboard aside and remove screws - from the keyboard shielding plate, and lift off the shielding
plate .
5. Remove the center cover .
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5
6
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20
Figure 11
Keyboard & Center
Cover Removal
a. Press in the keyboard
latches and elevate the
keyboard.
b. Disconnect the keyboard
cable.
c. Lift the keyboard up and
out of the computer.
d. Remove the screws from
shielding plate.
e. Remove the shielding
plate.
f. Carefully lift up the cent-
er cover off the compu-
ter.
6. Keyboard
19. Shielding Plate
20. Center Cover
•12 Screws
a.
1
5
432
e.
6
b.
c.
d. f.
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10 11
12
13
14
15
16
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