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GATEWAY ML6720 Keyboard Replacement

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    • Flip the laptop on to the backside.

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    • Locate the battery at the very top on the backside of the laptop.

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    • Slide the latch in the top right corner to the right, to set it to unlocked.

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    • Hold the other latch in the top left corner to the left.

    • Hold it in that place with your thumb until the completion of the next step. (This step unlocks the second latch.)

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    • With both latches unlocked you can now slide out the battery, by pushing it off the top.

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    • Turn the laptop on its backside with the stickers and barcode facing you.

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    • Be careful of losing the screws because of how small they are

    • Remove the six 2.0mm Phillips screws and panels from the back of the RAM, motherboard, and laptop fan.

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    • Have your laptop remained on the backside

    • Remove the twelve identical 2.0mm Phillips Screws located around the back of the laptop using the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

    • Remove the entire back panel of the laptop

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    Tweezers
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    • Using a pair of tweezers or the tip of your screw driver, dig into the laptop cover and apply force to pop it out.

    • Do this on the left and right side of the cover

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    • Pull up the keyboard with your finger

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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