Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement

Geschrieben von: Bo Zeng
  • Kommentare: 8
Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

11

Zeitaufwand

30 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide is going to show you how to replace the keyboard, But first, we need to remove whatever covers the keyboard. So this is going to be time-consuming. Be patient!

Before you start your replacement, make sure that you have powered off your laptop completely

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    • Grab the two clips beside the RAM stick and pull them outward. The RAM stick should release.

    • Remove the RAM from the device.

    • Repeat this for second RAM stick

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    • After opening the backcase of the computer, remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Unplug and remove the wire from the socket.

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    • Remove the fan and heatsink from the laptop.

    • Make sure to wipe off the existing thermal paste from the CPU and heatsink with an alcohol-soaked pad and apply a new layer.

    Why do you have to remove the heatsink when it can just be lifted out with the motherboard?

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    • Use the pull tab on the battery connector to lift the connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard, disconnecting it.

    Personally, I would remove the battery as the first stage battery should be disconnected before any work is completed.

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    • Remove the single 4 mm Phillips screw securing the bottom left corner of the battery.

    • If you are removing an extended capacity battery, remove the Phillips screw securing the bottom right corner of the battery.

    My laptop had 2 screws holding the battery. I am not sure why. It may be useful to check whether yours has 2 as well. Unlike the laptop’s back cover, after unscrewing the screws on the battery, you have to remove the screws.

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    • Remove the battery from the laptop.

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    • Remove all the screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Disconnect all of the cables from the motherboard.

    In order to access the two screws near the docking port, you need to remove the docking port cover. This is released by removing the two screws on the rear edge of the case and then lifting the part clear - assuming you have removed all the other screws.

    The screws on the board are hidden by the two-round caps, on either side of the docking port.

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    • Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the seventeen 4 mm screws.

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    • Disconnect the four ribbon wires labeled by the red rectangles by pushing aside the metal release tab and gently pulling the ribbon wire.

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    • Remove the keyboard from the device.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Bo Zeng

Mitglied seit: 01/10/19

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4 Kommentare

Very useful photos. Keyboard changed successfully. Thank you.

William Bate -

Also was able to change keyboard successfully.

Will note that there are some screws noted for motherboard and keyboard that already removed in previous steps. Was confusing for a bit.

Rodney Schaffran -

An interesting discovery - the keyboards for the UK and US versions are slightly different, and annoyingly don't fit.

Richard Holmes -

However, an excellent guide - thank you for taking the time to compile it.

Richard Holmes -