ASUS U57A-BBL4 Keyboard Replacement

Step 1 Remove battery

• Flip the laptop upside-down, battery side facing you.
• Move the left latch to the left. You can let go after moving it.
• Move the right latch to the right, and don't let go.
• Pull the battery out with your other hand.
Step 2 Remove RAM cover

• Remove the two Philips screws securing the RAM cover.
Step 3 Separate palmrest from base
• Remove the eight longer Philips screws securing the palmrest to the base.
• Remove thet four longer and thicker Philips screws securing the palmrest to the base.
• Remove the single remaining small Philips screw securing the palmrest to the base.
• Remove the cover hiding the last remaining, medium-length Philips screw.
• Use a spudger to separate the palmrest from the base.
Step 4 Remove palmrest cables & palmrest
• Slowly move the palmrest to the right, until you begin to see a ZIF cable. Stop moving the palmrest once you see the cable. Remove the cable.
• Now, lift the palmrest up slowly, until you see more ZIF cables. Remove both of them.
• There are no more cables, so you may now take the palmrest away from the laptop.
Step 5 Remove keyboard plate
• Remove the nine pan-head Philips screws.
• Remove the five rather annoying small Philips screws.
• Peel back the metal tape holding the keyboard plate, and also peel back the cable attached to it.
• Now yank the keyboard plate out. Be sure you didn't miss any screws.
• You're done disassembling!

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