Keyboard
Description Spare part number
For use in the United States, Black 698694-001
For use in French Canada, Black 698694-DB1
Before removing the keyboard, remove the following components:
1. Battery (see
Battery on page 30)
2. Service door (see
Service door on page 31)
Remove the keyboard:
1. Remove the Phillips 4.0 x 2.5 screw (1) in the WLAN module bay that secures the keyboard to
the computer.
2. Using a thin, flat-bladed screwdriver, gently pry loose the three snaps (2) inside the battery bay to
release the top edge keyboard tabs.
3. Turn the computer right-side up, with the front toward you.
4. Open the computer as far as possible.
5. Lift the rear edge of the keyboard, and then tilt the keyboard forward onto the palm rest.
6. Release the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector (1) to which the keyboard cable is attached, and
then disconnect the keyboard cable (2) from the system board.
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