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System Overview 35
2. Grasp the top keyboard cover on each side and pull it forward and to one side a short
distance and separate it from the base and the monitor bezel as shown in Figure 20.
Figure 20 - Keyboard Removal
3. Move the top of the keyboard to the front and turn it over to expose the printed circuit
card under the keytops and the Control Panel Processor PCB.
4. Disconnect the ribbon cable plugs from their sockets on the Control Panel Processor
PCB.
5. Remove the # 8 Torx-head screws on the keyboard base to free the three black
ground wires.
NOTE: Normally, the QWERTY and trackpad key panels should not be removed from their
mountings. However, if removal is required, care should be taken not to substitute
the mounting screws or damage to the key panels will result.