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Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement

Introduction

Standard Keyboard with 10-key and touchpad with multi-touch control

What you need

  1. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the laptop off and remove all sources of power.

    • Flip the laptop over so that way the bottom is facing towards you.

    • Remove the two 6.6mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery.

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  2. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the battery out of the laptop.

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  3. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement, Keyboard: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the thirteen 6.6mm Phillips #0 screws on the back of the device.

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  5. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the bottom panel.

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  6. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the six 2.3mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.

    • Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the tab on the ZIF connector and pull out the ribbon cable.

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    • Disconnect the wires from the motherboard.

    • Lift and remove the disk drive.

    • Lift and remove the hard drive.

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  8. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Lift up the motherboard

    • Use tweezers to carefully peel apart IDE ribbon cables connected from motherboard to keyboard

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  9. Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 2 Toshiba Satellite C55-B5200 Keyboard Replacement: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Use a plastic opening tool to unlatch the keyboard from the device

    • Lift the keyboard off the laptop, careful of the IDE ribbon cable

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Conclusion

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

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gracias por la guía

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