Wondering how to replace laptop keyboard?

Here is our four step guide on how to replace laptop keyboard.

How to replace laptop keyboard tutorial can be better understood if you have a fair idea about the keyboard itself.

So let's look at the picture of a disassembled keyboard and identify some of its parts to which we will be referring frequently from now on.

In the above picture the demarcated red circles referring to 1 and 2 contain the fastener holes of the keyboard through which the keyboard is attached to the system board.

We need to unscrew the fasteners in order to release it from the laptop base. More on that later...

Now let's see how a keyboard looks from the back and what all connections does it have?

In the above picture, 3 shows you the location where you can find the part number which is required when you are ordering a replacement laptop keyboard. It also gives you some information regarding the manufacturer of the keyboard.

4 encircles a pin connected to a black cable.

Any idea why it's there?

Well, It's the transport system for all the information that you punch in onto your keyboard. This cable transports your input information to appropriate locations for processing. This cable has a pin at its end denoted by 4 which goes into a socket on the motherboard.

We will show you the exact connections in a later picture, because right now it's time to get into the first to do step of our how to replace laptop keyboard tutorial.

Step1: Before replacing a laptop keyboard

you need to

• Remove the AC power
• Remove the battery
• Remove the keyboard bezel

After all this is accomplished, your laptop would look somewhat like the dell d505 we operated on shown below

The highlighted zone shows the area where the bezel rested. After it is removed, the keyboard fastener attachments are exposed for unfastening and that is what we are going to do in the next step.

Let's move to Step2 of the how to replace laptop keyboard tutorial.

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