OLPC XO-1.5 Keyboard and Touchpad Replacement

Place the laptop upside down with the handle away from you.

Slide the tabs out, towards the green edges, to show the open lock symbol.

Lift the middle of the battery to remove it.

Using the Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 5 size M2 x .4 x 4mm screws underneath the battery.

Turn the laptop so that the red XO symbol is right side up.

Pull off the white plastic panel with your fingers. There will be 4 tabs that hold the white panel in place. It will require moderate force to remove.

Unscrew the 4 size M2 x .4 x 4mm screws that are connected to the green plastic.

Unplug the white connector with black cables on each end on the left of the hinge.

Using the Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 4 size M3 x .5 x 5mm screws holding the metal to the rest of the laptop.

Carefully lift the top half that has the screen away from the bottom half.

Rotate the laptop 180 degrees so that the XO logo is now upside down.

Remove the center part of green handle. Push the white plastic back cover down away from the keyboard and top half. This should separate easily from the rest of the device.

Turn the laptop upside down, exposing the bottom inside of the keyboard.

Slide the black cable (the one that holds the two halves together) out of its connector.

Separate the screen portion from the rest of the laptop.

Turn the bottom half with the keyboard upside down.

Lift the black tab up to free the ribbon cable.

Carefully pull the ribbon cable out from the connector.

Lift up the black tab to free the blue ribbon cable.

Slide out the blue ribbon cable.

Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 4 size M2 x .4 x 4mm screws in the corners of the circuit board.

Slide the circuit board away from you.

Lift the circuit board out of the laptop to remove it.

Using the Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 6 screws (M2 x .4 x 4mm) connected to the green plastic of the laptop.

Remove all of the green plastic parts from the laptop.

Separate the keyboard from the touchpad. Nothing holds the keyboard and touchpad together, so they should separate easily.