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Keyboard

Keyboard

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Last updated on March 20, 2023

15 - 35 minutes

Very easy

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What you need

Tools

iFixit Opening Tool

Step 1 Keyboard

Keyboard, Keyboard: step 1, image 1 of 1

Before proceeding, power down your Laptop and remove the power cable.
Put your computer in front of you and open up the display.

Step 2

Keyboard: step 2, image 1 of 1

When you've opened up the display. Remove this panel with a spudger as shown in this picture. Do it like that on the other side too until the panel clicks open.

Step 3

Keyboard: step 3, image 1 of 1

When you've done everything correct, you should see a view like this.

Step 4

Keyboard: step 4, image 1 of 1

After the previous step, try to put the spudger in between the keyboard and the plastic frame. Then the pins holding it in should click.

Step 5

Keyboard: step 5, image 1 of 1

When pushing the keyboard try to be careful cause underneath, the keyboard is connected to the motherboard with a ribbon cable.
After the previous step there are 4 more plastic pins, for these you can just slide the keyboard out of these.

Step 6

Keyboard: step 6, image 1 of 1

Be careful when unplugging the ribbon cable from the motherboard.
If you need to replace they keyboard and nothing else now is the time to do so.
With a spudger remove the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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