Step one: Remove the two screws from the bottom of
the computer that are holding down the Samsung R519 Keyboard bezel. The
bezel is the bar that sits right above all the function keys.
Step two: Turn the computer over, open the cover and insert the credit card or guitar pick between the bezel and the
laptop screen.
The bezel has pegs that sit in holes, you need to slowly pry up the
bezel. It will make a bit of a popping noise as it is removed.
Step three: Now hold on to the laptop keyboard
from the end closest to the screen and gently pull it away from the
touch-pad end and flip it over. You will see the ribbon attached to the
underside of the Samsung R519 Keyboard. There is a little plastic
connector holding the ribbon to the computer. To unlock it, carefully
pull up on the two tabs; one located on each corner of the connector. Be
very gentle when you do this as this is the one part that gets broken
the most often when changing a keyboard. The
ribbon cable will now be released.
Step four: Carefully pull the ribbon out of the connector and remove it along with the entire
Samsung laptop keyboard.
Final step: To insert the new Samsung R519 Keyboard, place the board face down so you have easy access to the ribbon. Make sure the
keyboard
is lined up so when you flip it back over the keys are in the correct
position. Keep the ribbon straight at all times; twisting it could
damage it. Place the ribbon in the connector; it only goes in one way.
Once in place, push down on the connector tabs to lock it. Now flip the
keyboard over and slide it down toward the touch pad and take the bezel
and line the pegs up with the holes and push it in place. Then turn the
computer over and replace the two screws you removed from the bottom.
You can now power on your computer and see if the
Samsung R519 Keyboard works. If it is not working, more than likely the ribbon was not inserted properly.
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