Hp Elitebook 8570W Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

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7

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Keyboard               

• Begin by removing the back cover of the computer.
• Push the marked slider to the right.
• While pushing the slider, pull the cover towards yourself to remove.

Begin by removing the back cover of the computer.

Push the marked slider to the right.

While pushing the slider, pull the cover towards yourself to remove.

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Step 2

• Locate the 3 screws marked in the photo.
• Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew all 3 0.8mm screws completely and place to the side.

Locate the 3 screws marked in the photo.

Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew all 3 0.8mm screws completely and place to the side.

Step 3

• Flip the computer so it is laying on its side.
• Using your fingers or a tool, begin to wedge back/pull off the top of the keyboard panel.
• Once freeing the keyboard panel from the computer, it should look like photo #2.

Flip the computer so it is laying on its side.

Using your fingers or a tool, begin to wedge back/pull off the top of the keyboard panel.

Once freeing the keyboard panel from the computer, it should look like photo #2.

Step 4

• Locate all 3 places of attachment marked in the photo.
• Each de-attachment is explained in the following steps.

Locate all 3 places of attachment marked in the photo.

Each de-attachment is explained in the following steps.

Step 5

• Locate the white rectangle base beneath the blue and white strip attached to the computer and keyboard.
• Using a wedging tool, pull the white base up slightly to loosen the grip on the blue and white strip.
• With the white base slightly risen, use tweezers to carefully pull out/remove the strip from the computer.

Locate the white rectangle base beneath the blue and white strip attached to the computer and keyboard.

Using a wedging tool, pull the white base up slightly to loosen the grip on the blue and white strip.

With the white base slightly risen, use tweezers to carefully pull out/remove the strip from the computer.

Step 6

• Locate the white rectangle base beneath the burn orange strip attached to the computer and the keyboard.
• Like the previous step, use a plastic or nylon tool to slightly raise the white base to loosen the grip on the ribbon cable.
• Using tweezers or your fingers, carefully pull up on the ribbon cable to completely detach it from the computer.

Locate the white rectangle base beneath the burn orange strip attached to the computer and the keyboard.

Like the previous step, use a plastic or nylon tool to slightly raise the white base to loosen the grip on the ribbon cable.

Using tweezers or your fingers, carefully pull up on the ribbon cable to completely detach it from the computer.

Step 7

• Locate the black rectangle base at the bottom of the thick ribbon cable.
• Like previous steps, use a tool to wedge the base upward to slightly lift it in order to loosen the grip on the silver ribbon cable.
• While the base is lifted, use your fingers to carefully pull out the silver ribbon cable thus freeing it from the computer.

Locate the black rectangle base at the bottom of the thick ribbon cable.

Like previous steps, use a tool to wedge the base upward to slightly lift it in order to loosen the grip on the silver ribbon cable.

While the base is lifted, use your fingers to carefully pull out the silver ribbon cable thus freeing it from the computer.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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