Why spend all that money if you could do the work yourself? You need to think laptop keyboard replacement not laptop keyboard repair.For example, if you happen to own a Compaq Presario, replacing the keyboard is really easy and can be done in just a few minutes.Follow these quick step-by-step instructions to this laptop keyboard repair tutorial.
Yes, I did say credit card, not to purchase anything but to use as a tool to pry up the bezel which you will learn about shortly.
For safety reasons, always make sure you turn off your computer before you start to poke around inside. You want to use something like a credit card that is plastic and has rounded edges rather than say a metal screw driver.You might hear a bit of popping noise as you lift out the bezel but that is normal.
Now you will have the top edge of the keyboard exposed. Take hold of the keyboard at the exposed edge toward the screen and gently lift it up and pull it away from the touch-pad end while slowly flipping it over. Do so by pushing down toward the system board and then pull up on the corners.
Do not twist the ribbon as this could damage it. Put the ribbon end into the connector and lock it in place by gently pushing down on it. Now flip the keyboard over so it is right side up and match the pegs with the slots and push it in place. Now power on your computer and see if it works. If the keyboard is not working, turn off the computer and check that you properly installed the ribbon and try, try again.
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