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Keyboard assembly – Dell Latitude Cpi User Manual

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Dell Latitude CP and CPi — Parts Removal and Replacement Guide

To remove the keyboard assembly, follow these steps.

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1.

Close the display assembly, and turn the computer upside down on a
flat work surface (see Figure 9).

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2.

Remove the six 12-mm screws securing the keyboard to the
computer.

3.

Turn the computer right-side up and open the display.

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4.

Release the keyboard from the palmrest assembly:

a.

Carefully deflect the palmrest (next to the blank key below the
key) away from the center of the keyboard, until the tab
on the palmrest’s inner edge disengages from the keyboard. The
keyboard should raise up slightly.

b.

Insert a fingernail or a small flat-bladed screwdriver under the
scalloped edge of the blank key (see Figure 10), and lift the right
edge of the keyboard.

12-mm screws (6)