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Keyboard
Dell™Vostro™1710
Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard
Replacing the Keyboard
Removing the Keyboard
1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
2. Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).
3. Remove the four M2 x 3-mm screws at the top of the keyboard.
4. Lift the top of the keyboard and rotate it towards the front of the computer to access the keyboard cable connector.
5. Rotate the retaining bracket upward to release the keyboard cable connector.
6. Slide the keyboard cable connector out of the keyboard connector on the system board.
Replacing the Keyboard
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace. Exercise care when removing and handling
the keyboard.
NOTE: Lift the keyboard carefully to ensure that you do not pull on the keyboard cable.
NOTE: Ensure that you pull on the keyboard cable connector, not the keyboard cable itself.
1
M2 x 3-mm screws (4)
2
keyboard
3
tabs (4)
4
palm rest
5
keyboard cable connector
6
keyboard cable
7
retaining bracket
8
system board
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace. Exercise care when removing and handling
the keyboard.