Dell Latitude C540 Service Manual

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Keyboard: Dell Latitude C540/C640 Service Manual4 keyboard interfaceconnector5 orientation label8. Remove the keyboard from the bottom case.Replacing the Keyboard1. Place the keyboard on the palm rest at the front of the computer with the keysface down and the connector toward the back of the computer.NOTICE: To avoid damage to the connector pins, press the keyboard connectorevenly into the interface connector on the system board, and do not reverse thekeyboard connector.2. Connect the keyboard connector to the interface connector on the system board.The keyboard connector may have a label showing the correct orientation of thekeyboard connector (relative to the display) in the system-board interfaceconnector.3. Carefully turn the keyboard over. Align the keyboard boss supports, fit the leftside of the keyboard into place, and then snap the right side of the keyboardinto place.NOTICE: Position the keyboard flex and track stick cables so that they are notpinched when you replace the keyboard in the bottom case.4. Check that the keyboard is correctly installed. The keys should be flush with theleft and right surfaces of the palm rest.5. Replace the center control cover, close the display assembly, and then turn thecomputer over.6. Reinstall the five M2.5 x 12-mm screws in the holes labeled "circle K."file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Latitude/c540-640/keyboard.htm (5 of 6) [2/28/2004 7:57:48 AM]