Replace the keyboard

HI michael so if you want to clean your keyboard so first you must take off the keyboard from you laptop .

Let's remove the keyboard. Insert a flat head screwdriver between the keyboard bezel and laptop case and carefully lift up the bezel. Remove the bezel.


You'll find two screws securing the keyboard. Remove both screws.

Now carefully lift up the keyboard. You'll see the default memory module under the keyboard, right above the touch pad buttons. It's possible to replace the memory module without disconnecting the keyboard.

Disconnect the keyboard . Simply grab the blue tag attached to the keyboard connector and pull it up. Now you can remove the keyboard.



So now with removed keyboard you can clean it .

1. Prior to replacing your replacement keyboard for sony vaio vgn-fe880e/h, make sure to remove the keyboard and disconnect the ac adapter from your laptop.
2. The first step to replacing your laptop keyboard is to remove the screws from the back of your vaio vgn-fe880e/h. Sometimes your laptop will have a picture of a keyboard next to the screws that need to be removed. Otherwise, see your laptop manual for details.
3. Above the laptop keyboard for sony vaio vgn-fe880e/h, you have a cover panel. If required, remove this part to easily access your keyboard. If you have screws above your keyboard, remove those screws.
4. Now that you have removed all the screws, you are ready to remove and then replace your new laptop keyboard.
5. To remove the vaio vgn-fe880e/h Keyboard, take a thin object and pry the keyboard out between the keyboard and motherboard. Be careful when removing the keyboard.
6. Now that your keyboard is loose, simply disconnect your keyboard. In order to disconnect the keyboard, pay attention to the keyboard connector and connector cable. Unlock the connector cable device and remove your laptop keyboard. Your sony vaio vgn-fe880e/h connector cable should be easy to remove by simply sliding it out.
7. Now that your keyboard has been removed, get ready to install your new laptop keyboard. Look at the back of the keyboard. If you see any screw holes, you will have a good idea of where to place the screws back in at the bottom of the laptop.
8. Connect your laptop keyboard for sony vaio vgn-fe880e/h to the motherboard keyboard connection slot. Secure the keyboard cable. Now turn your keyboard in place, and align the grooves on the bottom of your keyboard with your palmrest or plastic bezel. Secure your laptop keyboard in place, make sure it fits properly and is snug. Now simply place the screws back in place.

Keyboards are simple to replace. Remove the power cord, remove the battery. Turn the laptop over and look at the screws on the bottom case. If you see a screw that has the icon of the keyboard next to it, remove that screw. Look inside the Battery Case there might be screws it in. If so remove them because normally those screws hold the strip that is above the keyboard and there might be some in there that has the keyboard icon next to it.

Turn the laptop back over and open the lid. Pry the strip that is above the keyboard off gently because there might be a cable on it. On most systems the strip above the keyboard will be where the power button is.

Once you have the strip above the keyboard removed look at the top of the keyboard and there might be screws to remove that the strip was hiding. There might be little catches that key the keyboard in place located along the side or at the top. Gently work the keyboard out because there is a cable behind the keyboard that you will need to remove.

That's all there is to it.

This step-by-step guide explains how to replace the keyboard in a Fujitsu LifeBook S2110 laptop.
The keyboard removal process is very similar to many other laptop brands.
1. Remove screws securing the keyboard.
2. Remove keyboard bezel.
3. Unplug keyboard cable from the connector on the motherboard

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/wsm6400/en/sm/keyboard.htm#wp1179980
Removing the Keyboard CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage on www.dell.com at: www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Remove the LED cover (see Removing the LED Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the four M2 x 3-mm screws along the top of the keyboard.
   
   

NOTICE: The key caps on the keyboard are fragile, easily dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. Exercise care when removing and handling the keyboard.

1. Use the metal pull tabs to gently slide the keyboard toward the back of the computer to disconnect the keyboard.

Hi there.
Push the screen back
Lift up the keyboard bezel using a small flat-head screwdriver.
Continue removing the bezel with your fingers.


Lift up and remove the keyboard bezel.


Remove two screws securing the keyboard.


Lift up the keyboard and place it on the laptop cover so you can access the keyboard cable connector.
Unlock the connector and pull the cable.
Remove the keyboard.


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No, not really, it will most likely just come as a keyboard.

its not that difficult to replace a keyboard,
here are pictures of the process.
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaA55/SatelliteA55_remove_keyboard.htm

let me know if you have any other questions, yes its another model but its very similiar, I have a compaq laptop here and a acer laptop, on both laptop I would replace the keyboard pretty much the same way - I've had the keyboards off from both of these, and its very similiar on both brands I don't have a toshiba here but looking at those steps / picture its pretty much the same process.

visit following websites for complete instructions with pictures:
http://www.refurbished-laptop-guide.com/how-to-replace-laptop-keyboard.html

http://kcoppock.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/howto-replace-keyboard-on-laptop-computer-hp-dv6105/

http://www.refurbished-laptop-guide.com/how-to-replace-laptop-keyboard.html

Manual can be found here. Parts 1-3 must be downloaded before opening.
Directions from the manual for removing the keyboard:

Removing the Keyboard
(User-Replaceable)
Required Equipment
• #1 Phillips screwdriver.

Removal Procedure
Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.
Remove the keyboard cover (page 2-12).
Remove the four M2.5×4.0 mm screws that secure the keyboard to the top case.
Lift up on the keyboard at the switchboard PCA end and then pull it toward the display assembly to release the tabs from the top case.
Turn the keyboard over and disconnect the motherboard cable.
Remove the keyboard.
Reassembly Notes
Caution
Do not excessively bend or fold the keyboard cable. Excessive flexing can damage the keyboard cable connectors.
• Lay the keyboard face down on the top case, forward of its normal position, then reconnect the keyboard cable.
• Slide the metal tabs on the bottom of the keyboard into their slots in the top case, then lower the keyboard into place.