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IBM ThinkPad A31 Keyboard Replacement

Device	IBM ThinkPad A31
Difficulty	Easy
Time	6 minutes
Steps	4

This guide is by Matheus on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Tools: iFixit Opening Tool; Phillips #1 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.
• Push latch switch to the left.
• Gently lift the battery out and away from the ThinkPad
• NOTE: You have to hold the latch to the left while you remove the battery. Simply pushing once will not unlock the battery

Step 2

• CAUTION: The sticker is to keep the warranty on the laptop so once removed the warranty is void
• Peel the sticker and remove the 15mm screw
• Remove all 6 of the 16mm screws

Step 3

• use a prying tool and insert it on the cracks on the sides of the keyboard and lift gently until you here a click
• repeat this step on all sides of the keyboard until the keyboard is completely detached from the laptop

Step 4

• Lift the keyboard and remove the keyboard ribbon cable from the laptop

Conclusion

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

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