Remove the keyboard:

1.Loosen the three Phillips M2.0x8.0 captive screws that secure the keyboard to the computer.

2.Turn the computer right-side up, and then open the display.

3.Carefully position the open computer on its left side, and then press on the keyboard through the opening where the fan was removed.

4.Carefully turn the computer right-side up, with the front toward you.

5.Rotate the keyboard forward until it rests upside down on the palm rest (1).

6.Disconnect the mouse cable (2) from the system board.

7.Open the ZIF connector (3) for the keyboard cable, and then remove the cable (4).

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