Removing the keyboard
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
Prerequisites
1. Remove the base cover.
2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the solid-state drive.
4. Remove the fans.
5. Remove the system board.
6. Remove the power button with fingerprint reader.
Procedure
1. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the keyboard-controller board.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the keyboard-controller board cable from the keyboard-controller board.
3. Remove the 29 screws (M1.6x1.5) that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.
4. Peel the keyboard-backlight cable and the keyboard-controller board cable to the keyboard.
5. Slide the keyboard out from under the hinges off the palm-rest assembly.
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