Introduction
Use this guide to help you replace the keyboard in a Dell Inspiron 1525.
What you need
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Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol until you hear the battery click.
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Slide the battery towards the back of the laptop until it comes free.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger into the slot on the right side of the central control cover and pry it up.
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Carefully pull the central control cover up along its edges.
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Peel back the silver tape securing the ribbon cable to the cover.
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Pull the small brown latch on the ribbon cable connector out.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable to completely free the central control cover.
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Remove the two 5.75 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the keyboard to the laptop.
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Gently slide the keyboard towards the display until the tabs on its front side are free.
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Use a spudger to gently lift the ribbon cable retaining flap.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable.
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Shift the keyboard sideways enough to free one side from it's retaining tab. Then lift the keyboard away from the laptop.
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