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Loosen the 8 Philips screws circled in red in the photo. These screws are captive and should not come out fully.
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Use pry tool starting at one of the hinges to release the clips all around the back plate
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Remove plate and set aside.
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Unscrew the 3 Philips screws by the keyboard icons. (Circled in red)
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The screws are captive and should not be removed fully.
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Open the laptop screen
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Use keyboard removal tool to push out the keyboard (circled in green)
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anything that fits in the hole could be used if tool not available.
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Work around the keyboard releasing the clips.
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Clips are only located on the top, left, and right of the keyboard.
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flip the keyboard towards the mouse pad taking care not to damage the ribbon cables.
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with a plastic spudger tool flip up the black clips to release the ribbon cables
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Gently pull out the cables, there should be no resistance if the clips were opened properly.
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There may be some adhesive connecting the cable to the keyboard (green arrow).
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Gently fold the new ribbon cables at the 15B line
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Gently push in the ribbon cables and press down the black clips.
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Make sure that the cables are pushed in far enough. They have a line marking how far they should be inserted.
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Slide in the bottom clips of the keyboard and flip towards the screen
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Push the keyboard all around until all of the clips click into place.
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Screw in the 3 keyboard screws
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Push the back plate on and screw in the 8 screws
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Go around the back plate making sure that it is clipped in all around.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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