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Replacing the Keyboard
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Slide the keyboard cable and keyboard-backlight cable (optional) into the
system-board connectors and press down on the connector latches to
secure the cables.
NOTE: If you are installing a new keyboard, fold the cables the same
way they are folded on the old keyboard. For more information, see
“Folding the Keyboard Cables”.
2 Carefully turn the keyboard over, slide the tabs on the keyboard into the
slots on the palm rest, and snap the keyboard into place.
3 Close the display and turn the computer over.
Folding the Keyboard Cables
CAUTION: Do not apply excess pressure while folding the cables.
The cables on the keyboard are not folded when you receive a replacement
keyboard. Follow these instructions to fold the cables on the replacement
keyboard the same way they are folded on the old keyboard.
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