Dell Latitude D830 Keyboard Replacement

Orient the laptop so that the back is facing you.

With a phillip's head screwdriver, remove the two screws on the back corners of the laptop.

Flip the laptop over, with the opening still facing up.

With a phillip's head screwdriver remove the two screws in the upper two corners.

Open the laptop up. Displaying the keyboard and screen.

Take a spudger and insert it under the left edge of the panel between the keyboard and screen.

Use the spudger to pry under the panel.

Place the spudger under the middle of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.

Place the spudger under the right side of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.

For additional help the spudger can be placed around the edge of the panel and used to pry it off.

After you have the panel popped out, then you must pull the screen up as shows in the picture.

The screen will only be connected by the wiring.

Take the screen and gently place it on the table as shown in the picture.

Now you must remove the three screws highlighted in the picture.

After removing the three screws, slide the keyboard out so the mainframe of it is loose.

The a component still attached at the bottom.

The highlighted item should be the only component holding the keyboard on.

Where the rectangle is, there is a silver lever that you must push back.

Then where the circle is on the photo, you must take the spudger and push in.

This will then pop the white clip off and the keyboard will be free.

The keyboard is now completely detached, and is ready to be replaced.