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Keyboard
For more information about the keyboard, see "Using the Keyboard and Touchpad" in your Owner’s Manual.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).
NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the computer.
Removing the Keyboard
1Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 9.
2Remove the hinge cover (see "Hinge Cover" on page 25).
NOTICE: The keycaps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time- consuming to replace. Be careful when removing and handling the keyboard.
3Remove the keyboard:
a Remove the four screws at the top of the keyboard.
b Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back of the computer.
NOTICE: If you leave the area, ground yourself again when you return to the computer.
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