Inspiron 15 3000 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
2. Using a plastic scribe, gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the palm-rest assembly.

   

   1. tab

   2. plastic scribe

   3. keyboard

   4. palm-rest assembly

3. Carefully turn the keyboard over and place it on the palm-rest assembly.
4. Lift the latches and disconnect the keyboard cable and the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.
   NOTE: The keyboard-backlight cable is present only if the laptop is shipped with a backlit keyboard.

   

   1. latch

   2. keyboard cable

   3. keyboard

   4. palm-rest assembly

5. Lift the keyboard, along with the cables, off the palm-rest assembly.