HP Pavilion g7-1365dx Keyboard Replacement

Introduction

This guide will provide a step by step instruction on how to replace the keyboard on your HP Pavilion g7-1365dx. Use this guide if keyboard has already been diagnosed that it is damage and there is no other solution other than replacing the the keyboard.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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To prevent injury, make sure the laptop is powered off before removing the battery.
Flip the laptop so that it is upside down and opens away from you. This exposes the battery, it will be centered at the bottom of the laptop .
Push the switch above the battery towards the center of the laptop .

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Step 2

While pushing the switch, lift the battery by the side closest to the switch up and away from the laptop.

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Step 3 Service Door

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Using a Phillips size 0 screwdriver, unscrew the 2 Phillips screws.
Use the opening tool around the edges of the service door to loosen it and remove it.

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Step 4 Keyboard

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Remove the 4.7 mm screw that secures the keyboard to the computer using the Philips 00 screwdriver.

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Step 5

Rest the laptop on its side so the optical drive is pointing up.
Insert the hex 2.0 screwdriver into the screw hole that had the 4.7 mm screw, press till the keyboard pops out.

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