HP Elitebook 820 G1 Keyboard Replacement

Einleitung

This guide demonstrates how to safely remove and replace a damaged or malfunctioning keyboard. Following these steps should ensure a simple replacement for a keyboard that has experienced a spill, is missing keys, or otherwise does not function correctly.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Battery

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Ensure the laptop is completely powered off and power adapter is unplugged before removing the battery.
Turn over laptop so that the bottom is showing.
Unlock the latch.

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Schritt 2

Remove the back cover and you will then be able to see the battery.

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Schritt 3

Unlatch the two latches securing the battery in the case.

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Schritt 4

Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery.

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Schritt 5 Keyboard

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Remove the two Phillips #0 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.
Turn the laptop over and lift the display to reveal the keyboard.

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Insert the plastic spudger between the keyboard and the housing.
Start at the corner.

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Schritt 7

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4 tabs are located at the top of the keyboard, which lock it in place.
Pry and twist the spudger along the top of the keyboard until each tab is released.

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Pull back the keyboard from the top.
Be mindful of the fragile cables behind it.

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Schritt 9

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Flip up the connecting flap on each of the three ribbon cables.
The small cable on the last picture ist only there, if you have a backlit keyboard. If you want to replace a keyboard without backlight, there will be no cable on your original keyboard.

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