Dell Inspiron 7568 Keyboard Replacement Guide Repair Guide

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Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
Display Assembly
4 steps
Cooling Fan
2 steps
Keyboard
9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Remove the ten 7mm Phillips #1 screws on the bottom cover.
Remove the bottom cover.

Remove the ten 7mm Phillips #1 screws on the bottom cover.

Remove the bottom cover.

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Step 2

Remove the four 3mm Phillips #1 screws holding the battery.
Unhinge the connector cable to the battery.
Remove the battery.

Remove the four 3mm Phillips #1 screws holding the battery.

Unhinge the connector cable to the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

              Display Assembly

Unscrew & remove the two 3mm screws (using a ph1 screwdriver bit) and the cable bracket, above the motherboard
Doing this will allow one to access the LCD-motherboard connector cables.

Unscrew & remove the two 3mm screws (using a ph1 screwdriver bit) and the cable bracket, above the motherboard

Doing this will allow one to access the LCD-motherboard connector cables.

Step 4

Unscrew the 7mm screws that secure the left and right hinges (using a ph1 screwdriver bit).

Unscrew the 7mm screws that secure the left and right hinges (using a ph1 screwdriver bit).

Step 5

Disconnect the antenna cable (under the left hinge)
Disconnect the LCD and Touchscreen display cables under the right hinge.
These are a set of two cables. For better image see image two in step one of this guide.

Disconnect the antenna cable (under the left hinge)

Disconnect the LCD and Touchscreen display cables under the right hinge.

These are a set of two cables. For better image see image two in step one of this guide.

Step 6

Carefully separate the screen from the bottom half of the device.

Carefully separate the screen from the bottom half of the device.

Step 7

              Cooling Fan

Begin by unclipping the cable connecting the fan and the motherboard.
Gently separate the motherboard cable from the clamp at the bottom of the fan.
Remove the cable.

Begin by unclipping the cable connecting the fan and the motherboard.

Gently separate the motherboard cable from the clamp at the bottom of the fan.

Remove the cable.

Step 8

Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws that hold the fan into place.
Remove the fan.

Remove the two 3mm Phillips #1 screws that hold the fan into place.

Remove the fan.

Step 9

              Keyboard

Once the battery, screen, cooling fan, trackpad are out, the device would resemble the one in the first picture of this step.
Unscrew the three screws connecting the copper pipe to the motherboard.
Remove the copper pipe.

Once the battery, screen, cooling fan, trackpad are out, the device would resemble the one in the first picture of this step.

Unscrew the three screws connecting the copper pipe to the motherboard.

Remove the copper pipe.

Step 10

Unscrew the three 2mm wafer screws holding the motherboard.
Unplug the DC cable from the motherboard.

Unscrew the three 2mm wafer screws holding the motherboard.

Unplug the DC cable from the motherboard.

Step 11

Unplug the connecting strip

Unplug the connecting strip

Step 12

Unplug the hard-drive cable
Remove the motherboard

Unplug the hard-drive cable

Remove the motherboard

Step 13

Unscrew the three 3mm screws holding the hard drive (using a ph1 screwdriver bit)
Remove the hard drive

Unscrew the three 3mm screws holding the hard drive (using a ph1 screwdriver bit)

Remove the hard drive

Step 14

Unscrew the two 3mm screws holding the daughter board (using the ph1 screwdriver bit).
Set the daughterboard aside. NOTE: the daughter board doesn’t have to be removed

Unscrew the two 3mm screws holding the daughter board (using the ph1 screwdriver bit).

Set the daughterboard aside. NOTE: the daughter board doesn’t have to be removed

Step 15

Unscrew & remove the twenty-eight 2mm bracket screws holding the keyboard bracket (using a PH000 screwdriver bit)
Remove the keyboard bracket

Unscrew & remove the twenty-eight 2mm bracket screws holding the keyboard bracket (using a PH000 screwdriver bit)

Remove the keyboard bracket

Step 16

Unscrew & remove the sixteen 2mm screws holding the keyboard (using a PH000 screwdriver bit)

Unscrew & remove the sixteen 2mm screws holding the keyboard (using a PH000 screwdriver bit)

Step 17

Unplug the keyboard (“KB”) and backlight (“BL”) cable
Remove the keyboard.

Unplug the keyboard (“KB”) and backlight (“BL”) cable

Remove the keyboard.

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

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