Keyboard Assembly; Removing The Keyboard Assembly - Dell P138G Service Manual

Keyboard assembly

Removing the keyboard assembly

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the 3-cell battery
4. Remove the WLAN card.
5. Remove the WWAN card
6. Remove the M.2 2280 SSD
7. Remove the fan.
8. Remove the system board.
NOTE: The system board can be removed with the heat sink attached in order to simplify the procedure and preserve
the thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
9. Remove the power button
10. Remove the smart card reader
11. Remove the speakers.
12. Remove the display assembly (laptop)
About this task
NOTE: The system board can be removed with the heat sink attached in order to simplify the procedure and preserve the
thermal bond between the system board and heat sink.
The following images indicate the location of the keyboard assembly and provide a visual representation of the removal
procedure.
64 Removing and installing components
before working inside your
or 4-cell battery.
(optional).
or M.2 2230 SSD.
or power button with optional fingerprint
(optional).
or display assembly
computer.
reader.
(2-in-1).