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Insert the key cap puller into the cracks around the keycap.
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Twist the tool around the bottom of the keycap.
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Hold the keyboard down, and pull on the keycap slowly.
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Pull up as straight as possible.
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Proceed to remove the surrounding keycaps.
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Flip the keyboard over so that the bottom is facing upward.
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Slip an opening pick beneath the warranty sticker.
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Proceed to pull the sticker off to reveal the hole.
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Use a Phillips #1 Screwdriver to remove the 10 mm screw.
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Slip an opening tool into the cracks at the indicated points.
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Pry open carefully.
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Flip the keyboard so that the keys are facing upward.
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Grab the sides of the top case and pull up gently.
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Separate the plate from the bottom case slightly.
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Reach within and remove the daughterboard cable.
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Turn the plate over.
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Locate the pins for the key switch.
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Desolder the pins with a soldering iron and a desoldering pump.
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Repeat until the pins freely move inside the wells without heat.
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Wedge two opening tools under the key switch.
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Pull up gently.
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Insert a new key switch into the well with pins corresponding to that of the PCBs.
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Solder the pins onto the PCB ensuring the solder stays within the wells of the pins.
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