Keyboard: dell vostro 1710 service manual, Keyboard, Removing the keyboard – Dell Vostro 1710 (Early 2008) User Manual
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Keyboard
Dell™ Vostro™ 1710
Service Manual
Removing the Keyboard
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that
shipped with your computer.
Before Working on Your Computer
2. Remove the hinge cover (see
).
3. Remove the four M2 x 3-mm screws at the top of the keyboard.
NOTICE:
The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace.
Exercise care when removing and handling the keyboard.
NOTE:
Lift the keyboard carefully to ensure that you do not pull on the keyboard cable.
4. Lift the top of the keyboard and rotate it towards the front of the computer to access the keyboard cable connector.
5. Rotate the retaining bracket upward to release the keyboard cable connector.
NOTE:
Ensure that you pull on the keyboard cable connector, not the keyboard cable itself.
6. Slide the keyboard cable connector out of the keyboard connector on the system board.