Gateway 400SD4 Keyboard Installation Instructions

Note: Before beginning, review electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions.

Tools you need
You need a small Phillips and a small flat blade screwdriver to replace the keyboard.

Removing the keyboard

1. Follow the instructions for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD).
2. Shut down your notebook.
3. Unplug the AC adapter and modem and network cables.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Open the LCD panel to the normal viewing position.
   Warning: To avoid injury, disconnect the AC adapter and modem and network cables before removing the keyboard. Replace the keyboard before reconnecting power.
6. Insert a small flat blade screwdriver under the bottom-right corner of the keyboard bezel, between the INS and DEL keys, and gently pry it up.
   Important: Inserting a piece of cloth between the screwdriver and keyboard and notebook case will help prevent damage to your notebook.
7. Pull the bezel off the notebook. You will hear small snapping sounds as the bezel comes off of the notebook. Be careful not to break off the tabs located on the left end of the bezel.
8. With a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the four keyboard screws and put them in a safe place.
9. Remove the keyboard by raising the back edge, then slowly rotating it
   toward you so it lies keys-down on top of the notebook. Be careful not
   to damage the LCD panel.
10. Disconnect the keyboard by lifting the keyboard connector using two fingers. Be careful to not touch or damage any other components.

Installing the keyboard

1. Place the new keyboard keys-down on the notebook with the space bar away from you.
2. Insert the keyboard plug, on the end of the keyboard cable, onto the keyboard connector.
3. Rotate the keyboard toward the LCD panel until the keyboard is almost face-up. Important: The outside of the keyboard plug goes around the keyboard connector. The plug is correctly oriented if the cable is not twisted.
4. Insert the front of the keyboard under the palm rest.
5. Gently press the keyboard down until it is flat all the way across. The keyboard should easily fall into place. Be careful not to damage the LCD panel.
6. Replace the four keyboard screws.
7. Slide the two tabs located on the left end of the bezel under the notebook frame.
8. Press down on the bezel in several places until it clicks in place. The bezel is correctly mounted when you can run your finger along the bezel and find no loose spots. The bezel should be flat all the way across. Warning: If the bezel is not correctly replaced, your notebook could be damaged when you try to close the LCD panel. If the bezel is mounted incorrectly, complete the instructions under “Replacing the bezel” below.
9. Replace the battery.
10. Plug in the AC adapter and modem and network cables.
11. Turn on the notebook.

Replacing the bezel

If the bezel was mounted incorrectly, complete the following procedure.

1. Insert a small flat blade screwdriver under the bottom-right corner of the keyboard bezel, between the INS and DEL keys, and gently pry it up.
2. Pull the bezel off the notebook. You will hear small snapping sounds as the bezel comes off of the notebook. Be careful not to break off the tabs located on the left end of the bezel.
3. Slide the two tabs on the left end of the bezel under the notebook frame
   and press down on the bezel in several places until it clicks in place.

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