HP G62-144DX Keyboard Replacement

ID: 100485

Description: The keyboard may not be working for a variety...

Steps:

1. Make sure to turn off the laptop before removing the battery.
2. Slide the lock to the right, located slightly above the battery location.
3. While pulling the lock, pull the battery out, keeping it flat and parallel to the laptop so that it slides out easily.

4. Remove the 3 Phillips 2.5x5 screws (closest to the battery slot) and the 2 Phillips 2.5x6.5 screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
5. This screws will have a keyboard symbol inscribed next to them.

6. Use the Phillips # 1 screwdriver to unscrew the 2.5x6 Phillips screws holding the L-shaped back panel.
7. Screws should stay in panel, but come free of the laptop body.
8. Gently use a plastic opening tool to remove the panel.

9. Unscrew the final Phillips 2.5x5 keyboard screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

10. Flip the laptop so the top is facing up again and open the cover.
11. Use a metal spudger to pry the keyboard up and pull it back.
12. Be sure to pry up the board itself and not an individual key.
13. This process has the risk of breaking keys.

14. Pull up the latch that connects the keyboard connector the the motherboard.