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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
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”.
1 Slide the keyboard and keyboard-backlight cables into the respective
connectors and press down the latches to secure the cables.
2 Turn the keyboard over, slide the tabs on the keyboard into the slots on
the palm-rest assembly, and snap the keyboard into place.
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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