Replacing the keyboardWARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safetyinformation that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Beforeworking inside your computer. After working inside your computer, followthe instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety bestpractices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.Procedure1 Adhere the thermal pad and foil sticker shipped with the keyboard onto thereplacement keyboard.2 Align the screw holes on the keyboard with the screw holes on the palm-restassembly.3 Replace the 29 screws (M1.6x1.5) that secure the keyboard to the palm-restassembly.4 Adhere the keyboard-backlight cable and the keyboard-controller board cable tothe keyboard.5 Slide the keyboard-controls board cable and the keyboard-backlight cable intothe keyboard-controls board and close the latches to secure the cables.Post-requisites1 Replace the power button (only on computers shipped with the fingerprintreader).2 Replace the system board.3 Replace the fans.4 Replace the heat sink.5 Replace the solid-state drive.6 Replace the battery.7 Replace the base cover.59
