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Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement

Introduction

This guide is going to show you how to replace the keyboard, But first, we need to remove whatever covers the keyboard. So this is going to be time-consuming. Be patient!

Before you start your replacement, make sure that you have powered off your laptop completely

What you need

  1. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, RAM: step 1, image 1 of 2 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, RAM: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Grab the two clips beside the RAM stick and pull them outward. The RAM stick should release.

    • Remove the RAM from the device.

    • Repeat this for second RAM stick

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  2. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Fan and Heatsink: step 2, image 1 of 2 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Fan and Heatsink: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • After opening the backcase of the computer, remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Unplug and remove the wire from the socket.

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  3. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the fan and heatsink from the laptop.

    • Make sure to wipe off the existing thermal paste from the CPU and heatsink with an alcohol-soaked pad and apply a new layer.

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  4. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Battery: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Use the pull tab on the battery connector to lift the connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard, disconnecting it.

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  6. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the single 4 mm Phillips screw securing the bottom left corner of the battery.

    • If you are removing an extended capacity battery, remove the Phillips screw securing the bottom right corner of the battery.

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  7. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the battery from the laptop.

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  8. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 7, image 1 of 3 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 7, image 2 of 3 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 7, image 3 of 3

    • Remove all the screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Disconnect all of the cables from the motherboard.

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  9. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the motherboard from the laptop.

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  10. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Keyboard: step 9, image 1 of 3 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Keyboard: step 9, image 2 of 3 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement, Keyboard: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the seventeen 4 mm screws.

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  11. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 2 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect the four ribbon wires labeled by the red rectangles by pushing aside the metal release tab and gently pulling the ribbon wire.

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  12. Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 2 Dell Latitude E7470 Keyboard Replacement: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the keyboard from the device.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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5 Comments

Very useful photos. Keyboard changed successfully. Thank you.

William Bate - Reply

Also was able to change keyboard successfully.

Will note that there are some screws noted for motherboard and keyboard that already removed in previous steps. Was confusing for a bit.

Rodney Schaffran - Reply

An interesting discovery - the keyboards for the UK and US versions are slightly different, and annoyingly don't fit.

Richard Holmes - Reply

However, an excellent guide - thank you for taking the time to compile it.

Richard Holmes - Reply

I have the E7470 without the pointer and the keyboard isn't backlit and it doesn't have the palm rest above the touchpad. I have found a backlit keyboard on eBay (unlike the keyboard in this tutorial) that looks identical to mine but only has 2 ribbons. I'm guessing one for the keyboard and for the backlight. My motherboard has a spare connector next to the main ribbon (here are the pics of my motherboard and the keyboard I'm referring to: https://www.dell.com/community/Latitude/... - the 2 pics at the bottom of the thread). The connector I'm referring to is the same as the one marked by the red square on the far right of the pic at Step 10 of this tutorial. Am I correct in assuming that this is the connector for the backlight?

BACVH - Reply

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