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To install a new keyboard into your Kindle 2 requires you to completely disassemble your device, but with this guide it should be fairly simple.
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Lay the Kindle face down on a soft cloth to protect its screen.
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Wedge the plastic opening tool in the small opening between the grey plastic and the metal casing.
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Move the plastic opening tool across the opening while pressing down to separate the grey plastic from the metal casing.
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Slide the gray plastic top piece away from the Kindle's metal casing.
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Once the gray plastic top piece is detached from the metal back cover, remove it.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 4 mm screws from the metal casing.
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Use the plastic opening tool to push down and pry towards the metal casing to release each of the three clips that hold the metal case in place.
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Remove the metal casing.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 3 mm screws that hold the battery in place.
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Pry upward under the black tab with the spudger to dislodge the battery.
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Use your fingers to lift the battery out of the device.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 2mm screws from the wireless card.
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Use the plastic opening tool to wedge underneath the connection and gently pop off the wire cap.
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Use your fingers to lift the left end of the wireless card.
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Pull the card out of the slot.
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Remove 16 screws from the midframe.
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Use the plastic opening tool to push each side of the crimp away from each other. This will open the crimp holding the wire.
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Use your fingers to lift the wire out of the crimp when there is enough separation between the sides of the crimp.
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Wedge the opening tool underneath the plastic ribbon and gently pull up to lift the brown connector flap.
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Squeeze the plastic ribbon gently with the tweezers and pull away from the connector to remove it.
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Locate the next brown connector three inches to the right of the previous connector and repeat Step 10 to remove the plastic ribbon.
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Rotate the device 180 degrees and locate a smaller brown connector on the left side of the device.
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Repeat Step 10.
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Push your finger down on the last plastic ribbon.
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Slide your finger away from the connector to remove the last ribbon.
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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws from the motherboard located around the LAB126 logo.
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Grab the bottom corner of the motherboard and safely remove it from the Kindle.
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Grab the bottom left corner of the keyboard.
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Peel the keyboard off the device.
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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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