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Latitude 7530 Service Manual

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Removing the keyboard

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the microSIM-card tray.
  3. Remove the base cover.
  4. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or the M.2 2280 solid-state drive, whichever applicable.
  5. Remove the WWAN card.
    NOTE This procedure applies only to computers shipped with a WWAN card installed.
  6. Remove the 3-cell battery or the 4-cell battery, whichever applicable.
  7. Remove the audio daughter-board.
  8. Remove the main-speakers daughter-board.
  9. Remove the heat-sink.
  10. Remove the system board.
  11. Remove the I/O daughter-board.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the keyboard and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image of removing the keyboard - part 1

Image of removing the keyboard - part 2

Steps

  1. Peel the LED daughter-board flexible flat cable from the back of the keyboard.
  2. Peel the USH daughter-board flexible flat cable from the back of the keyboard.
    NOTE This step applies only to computers shipped with a USH daughter-board installed.
  3. Peel the touchpad flexible flat cable from the back of the keyboard.
  4. Peel the smart card reader flexible flat cable from the back of the keyboard.
    NOTE This step applies only to computers shipped with a smart card reader installed.
  5. Disconnect the keyboard flexible printed circuits from the connector on the touchpad module.
  6. Disconnect the keyboard backlight flexible printed circuits from the connector on the touchpad module.
    NOTE This step applies only to computers shipped with a keyboard backlight installed.
  7. For computers shipped with an aluminum palm-rest, remove the 19 screws (M1.6x1.7) that secure the keyboard assembly to the computer.
  8. For computers shipped with a carbon fiber palm-rest, remove the 30 screws (M1.6x1.7) that secure the keyboard assembly to the computer.
  9. Carefully lift the keyboard assembly to remove it from the computer.
  10. Remove the two screws (M2x2) that secure the keyboard to the keyboard support plate.
  11. Separate the keyboard from the keyboard support plate.

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