CAUTION: Before working inside your Dell™ computer, read the safety instructions in your Product Information Guide.
CAUTION: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface.
Facing the back of the computer, use a small plastic scribe to lift the two notched edges on
the hinge cover.
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notched edges (2) on hinge cover
Open the display all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against your work surface.
Use a small plastic scribe to lift the right edge of the hinge cover.
Starting from the right and working toward the left, lift the hinge cover away from the hinges
and computer base.
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right edge of hinge cover
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be
careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
Lift the top of the keyboard out of the computer base, and pull the keyboard out at an angle
toward the display to access the connector.
Grasp the interface connector lever near the edge of the keyboard connector, and rotate the
lever toward you to raise the interface connector lever.
Lift the keyboard flex cable to remove the cable from the interface connector on the system
board.
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keyboard flex-cable
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interface connector lever
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keyboard flex-cable connector
Remove the keyboard from the computer base.
Installing the Keyboard
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the connector pins, insert the keyboard connector evenly into the interface
connector on the system board, and do not reverse the keyboard connector.
Insert the keyboard flex cable into the interface connector on the system board. Ensure that
the tabs at the end of the keyboard flex cable are completely seated; they should be beneath
the edges of the interface connector.
Rotate the interface connector lever away from you, to secure the keyboard flex cable.
Insert the securing tabs on the front of the keyboard into their respective slots in the palm
rest, and lower the keyboard into the computer base.
Ensure that all securing tabs are engaged before you completely seat the keyboard.
Insert the front side of the hinge cover into the notches on the keyboard.
Snap down the hinge cover, and ensure that it is flush with the surrounding plastic.
