Compaq CQ71 Laptop User Manual


 
Remove the keyboard:
1. Remove the five Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screws that secure the keyboard to the computer.
2. Turn the computer right-side up, with the front toward you.
3. Open the computer as far as possible.
4. Use a nonconductive probe to lift up on the tabs located near the tab key (1) and the - (minus)
key (2).
5. Lift the rear edge of the keyboard and rotate the keyboard (3) toward you until it rests upside down
on the top cover.
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