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Keyboard

Dell Studio™ 1745/1747 Service Manual

  Removing the Keyboard

  Replacing the Keyboard

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

CAUTION: 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 your computer).

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer.

Removing the Keyboard

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the battery (see Removing the Battery).
   
   
3. Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover).
   
   
4. Remove the four screws that secure the keyboard to the palm rest.
   
   

CAUTION: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.

CAUTION: Be extremely careful when removing and handling the keyboard. Failure to do so could result in scratching the display panel.

5. Ease the keyboard up until it clears off the palm rest.
   
   
6. Without pulling hard on the keyboard, turn it over and place it over the palm rest.
   
   
7. Lift the connector latch that secures the keyboard cable to the system board connector and remove the cable.
   
   
8. Lift the connector latch that secures the backlit keyboard cable to the system board connector and remove the cable.
   
   
9. Lift the keyboard off the computer.
   
   

1	screws (4)	2	backlit keyboard cable connector
3	keyboard cable connector	4	keyboard tabs (6)
5	keyboard

Replacing the Keyboard

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Slide the keyboard cable into the connector on the system board. Press down on the connector latch to secure the cable to the system board connector.
   
   
3. Slide the backlit keyboard cable into the connector on the system board. Press down on the connector latch to secure the cable to the system board connector.
   
   
4. Align the six tabs on the keyboard with the slots on the palm rest.
   
   
5. Place the keyboard on the palm rest.
   
   
6. Replace the four screws that secure the keyboard to the palm rest.
   
   
7. Replace the center control cover (see Replacing the Center Control Cover).
   
   
8. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
   
   

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