Dell Vostro 500 (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 12)

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Keyboard
Dell™ 500 Service Manual
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: 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 the back of the computer).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you
begin working inside the computer.
Removing the Keyboard
1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin .
2. Remove the center control cover (see Removing the Center Control Cover ).
3. Remove the two screws at the top of the keyboard.
NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Be careful when
removing and handling the keyboard.
4. Lift the keyboard and hold it up and slightly forward to access the keyboard connector.
5. To disconnect the keyboard cable from the keyboard connector on the system board, rotate the keyboard connector
latch towards the front of the computer.
6. Slide the keyboard cable out of the keyboard connector.
1 screws (2) 2 keyboard
3 keyboard tabs (5) 4 keyboard cable
5 keyboard connector latch