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Latitude 9330 Service Manual

Removing the keyboard

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the SIM card.
  3. Remove the base cover.
  4. Remove the WWAN card.
  5. Remove the battery.
  6. Remove the fan.
  7. Remove the heat sink.
  8. Remove the system board.
    NOTE: The system board can be removed with the heat sink attached in order to simplify the procedure and preserve the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.

About this task

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

Removing the keyboard

Steps

  1. Peel back the foil covering the WWAN LTE antenna module.
  2. Disconnect the keyboard FFC from the connector on the touchpad.
  3. Peel back the graphite mylar covering the keyboard to access the screws underneath.
    NOTE: Do not dispose off the two pieces of graphite mylar. Reuse the two pieces when replacing or reinstalling the keyboard.
  4. Remove the thirty-seven (M1.2x1.3) screws and the single (M1.2x1.4) from the keyboard.
  5. Lift and remove the keyboard from the palm-rest assembly.

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