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Precision 7770 Service Manual

Installing the keyboard

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The figure indicates the location of the keyboard and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Installing the keyboard

Installing the keyboard

Steps

  1. Align the tabs on the keyboard with the tabs on the computer chassis at an angle.
  2. Replace the six (M2x2) screws that secure the keyboard to the computer chassis.
  3. Replace the 25 (M2x2.5) screws that secure the keyboard support plate to the palmrest.
  4. Turn-over the system at 90° angle to access the keyboard FPC and the keyboard backlight FPC.
  5. Lift the latch and connect the keyboard FPC and the keyboard backlight FPC to their connectors on the touchpad module.
    NOTE:For models shipped with a keyboard backlight.
  6. Replace the three (M2x2.5) screws to secure the dummy fin to the palmrest.

Next steps

  1. Install the system board.
  2. Install the inner frame.
  3. Install the heat-sink for discrete graphics.
  4. Install the secondary solid-state drive.
  5. Install the solid-state drive.
  6. Install the WWAN card.
  7. Install the interposer board module.
  8. Install the CAMM module or memory module.
  9. Install the battery.
  10. Install the SIM card.
  11. Install the base cover.
  12. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer.

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