Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • PRAM Battery
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Turn the computer so that the ports are facing you.
  • If the keyboard is locked, open the port cover and turn the keyboard locking screw until the keyboard is unlocked.

Turn the computer so that the ports are facing you.

If the keyboard is locked, open the port cover and turn the keyboard locking screw until the keyboard is unlocked.

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Step 2

  • Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.
  • Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD module from the expansion bays before proceeding.

Pull the keyboard release tabs toward you and lift up on the keyboard until it pops free.

Make sure you have removed the laptop battery and CD/DVD module from the expansion bays before proceeding.

Step 3

  • Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the trackpad.
  • In order to replace the keyboard, you must first remove the modem.

Lift the keyboard out by pulling it up and away from you. Rest the keyboard, face down, on top of the trackpad.

In order to replace the keyboard, you must first remove the modem.

Step 4

              PRAM Battery
  • Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.

Pull the battery cable directly up from the logic board.

Step 5

  • Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

Remove the battery from its holder by pulling up and to the left.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Godzil - Jan 24, 2017

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Step 4, 5 and 6 are useless for changing the PRAM battery..

Godzil - Jul 27, 2020

Seems the step I was referring to are no longer there!