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Sony Vaio VPCW21FX Keyboard Replacement

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Time Required: 5 - 10 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Sony Vaio VPCW21FX Keyboard Replacement

Introduction

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In this guide, you will learn how to remove and replace the Keyboard from your laptop. If you have this exact laptop, follow the below steps. If you have another laptop, that is still okay, these steps will give you a basic understanding on how to remove the Keyboard and you can adapt them to your own computer.

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      • Be sure to disconnect the device charger and power down the device before beginning.

      • Turn the device over onto its back, where the battery is at the top of the device. Slide the "lock" switch to the right.

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      • Slide the "release" switch to the left and gently lift the battery up to remove it.

      • Completely remove the battery from the device.

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      • Open the Lid of the laptop

      • Then using they pry tool to carefully remove the plastic cover around the keyboard

      • It helps to pry from one of the larger keys as they have more room to fit the tool in

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      • Close the lid and flip the laptop over

      • Loosen but do not remove the screw on center panel and remove Panel.

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      • Remove the three 5mm screws that are holding in the keyboard.

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      • Flip laptop over again and open the lid

      • Lift up the keyboard from the top and lean it toward you to expose the connector on the back

      • Grab the wire from the keyboard close to the connector and pull carefully to the left to disconnect it from the laptop.

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Conclusion

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

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