DELL L400 User Manual

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Dell Latitude L400 Service Manual
Keyboard Assembly
 
Figure 12.  Keyboard Assembly Removal
To remove the keyboard assembly, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove    
the main battery before you service the computer.
NOTICE: Make sure that the work surface is clean to prevent          
scratching the computer cover.
1.
Remove the keyboard bezel.
2. Remove the four M2 x 4-mm screws located across the top of the 
keyboard assembly (see Figure 9).
NOTE: Five metal tabs retain the bottom of the keyboard in the palmrest 
assembly.
3. Release the keyboard assembly from the palmrest assembly by lifting the 
top edge of the keyboard assembly up and sliding it toward the back of the 
computer.
4. Rotate the keyboard up so it is perpendicular to the computer. 
5. Carefully disconnect the keyboard cable from the connector on the system 
board.
M2 x 4-mm screws (4)
keyboard
assembly
keyboard
cable