Asus Eee PC 1005HA Keyboard Replacement

Written By: Chris Beichler (and 13 other contributors)

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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

10 - 15 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the keyboard in the Asus Eee PC 1005HA.

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Parts

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Step 1 Battery

Lay the laptop upside down.
Locate the two battery lock tabs.

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Step 2

Slide the tabs outward to unlock the battery.

The left tab will remain unlocked, while the right tab must be held.

Holding the right tab open, slide the battery out of the laptop.

Slide the tabs outward to unlock the battery.
The left tab will remain unlocked, while the right tab must be held.
Holding the right tab open, slide the battery out of the laptop.

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Step 3 Keyboard

The first step is to remove the battery from the laptop.

Use a plastic opening tool to pull up the four metal latches in the battery cavity that is located on the bottom of the laptop.

The first step is to remove the battery from the laptop.
Use a plastic opening tool to pull up the four metal latches in the battery cavity that is located on the bottom of the laptop.
Do not apply too much pressure. The latches can not be removed and will bend if forced.

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Step 4

Flip the laptop over, and open the display.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift the edge of the keyboard that is nearest to the screen.

Gently lift the keyboard and slide it toward the screen.

Flip the laptop over, and open the display.
Use a plastic opening tool to lift the edge of the keyboard that is nearest to the screen.
Gently lift the keyboard and slide it toward the screen.
Do not remove the keyboard completely. This can damage the ribbon cable connecting the underside of the keyboard to the laptop.

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It must be mentioned that you need to put the plastic opening tool above the F1, F6, between F10 and F11 and the Insert (Num Lock) Keys . It has 4 clips in total.

Jakab Szilárd - 04/20/2020 Reply

Step 5

Use a spudger tool to release the tabs on the ribbon cable ZIF connector that is attached to the underside of the keyboard.

Use a spudger tool to release the tabs on the ribbon cable ZIF connector that is attached to the underside of the keyboard.
Depending on the model, the tabs on this ZIF connector will either flip up toward the display or push out toward the display.
Once the ZIF connector tabs have been released, remove the keyboard.