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Keyboard Cover

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1420/Dell Vostro™ 1400 Service Manual

  Removing the Keyboard Cover

  Replacing the Keyboard Cover

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the computer.

Removing the Keyboard Cover

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Open the display as far as it will open.
   
   

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the keyboard cover, do not lift the cover on both sides simultaneously.

3. Insert a plastic scribe into the indent to lift the keyboard cover on the right side.
   
   
4. Ease the keyboard cover up, moving from right to left, and remove it.
   
   

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Replacing the Keyboard Cover

1. Insert the left edge of the keyboard cover.
   
   
2. Press from left to right until the keyboard cover snaps into place.
   
   

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