Asus Eee PC 1005HA Keyboard Replacement

Lay the laptop upside down.

Locate the two battery lock tabs.

Slide the tabs outward to unlock the battery.

• The left tab will remain unlocked, while the right tab must be held.

Holding the right tab open, slide the battery out of the laptop.

The first step is to remove the battery from the laptop.

Use a plastic opening tool to pull up the four metal latches in the battery cavity that is located on the bottom of the laptop.

Flip the laptop over, and open the display.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift the edge of the keyboard that is nearest to the screen.

Gently lift the keyboard and slide it toward the screen.

Use a spudger tool to release the tabs on the ribbon cable ZIF connector that is attached to the underside of the keyboard.

• Depending on the model, the tabs on this ZIF connector will either flip up toward the display or push out toward the display.
• Once the ZIF connector tabs have been released, remove the keyboard.