Hardware Thread, Acer Travelmate 5742 Keyboard removal in Technical; Does anyone know how to get the keyboard off an acer travelmate 5742? ( Acer ACER TRAVELMATE TM5742 15.6 INCH ...
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6th December 2011, 09:18 AM #1 Acer Travelmate 5742 Keyboard removal
Does anyone know how to get the keyboard off an acer travelmate 5742? (Acer ACER TRAVELMATE TM5742 15.6 INCH CORE i3 370 2GB 250GB (LX.TZ903.074) - dabs.com)
I can't see any other way than taking the entire top cover (touch pad and all) off as it's all one piece... I've now removed all the screws from the back but there's one bit of the damn'd thing that still won't shift (the bit above the VGA and LAN connectors)!
I think I may have missed something...
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6th December 2011, 09:42 AM #2 Doesn't the keyboard pop put after undoing a crew or two from the bottom ?
There look to be tabs on the new keyboard at the bottom, so perhaps some sort of clip above the keyboard on the laptop that needs to be pushed out of the way.
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6th December 2011, 10:08 AM #3 
Originally Posted by
difinity
Doesn't the keyboard pop put after undoing a crew or two from the bottom ?
There look to be tabs on the new keyboard at the bottom, so perhaps some sort of clip above the keyboard on the laptop that needs to be pushed out of the way.
Yup, you'd think so wouldn't you? but seriously, it looks like it's all one piece - I can't see any gaps anywhere!
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6th December 2011, 10:10 AM #4 did my acer aspire 5738z awhile ago. Think there screws that hold the pannel in. (may be the cover to the ram/hd iicr) Then the keyboard should slide out.
Dont quote me to this..
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6th December 2011, 10:11 AM #5 Does that bezel around the keyboard not unclip?
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6th December 2011, 10:19 AM #6 Different model but may be some help? How to replace keyboard on Acer Aspire 5733 laptop >> Inside my laptop
Thats typically how keyboards are secured.
Ben
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6th December 2011, 10:23 AM #7 service_guide_acer_aspire_5742_series.pdf
According to that it is just a case of undoing the 6 keyboard locks at the top.
Ben
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6th December 2011, 10:23 AM #8 Allthough that says acer aspire 5742, hmm
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6th December 2011, 10:23 AM #9 Done it!
Number of screws that actually needed removing : 0
Number of screws that I removed: 21
It's a case of "StickYourPenknifeBetweenTheKeyboardAndTheCaseTwis tAndHope"!
The keyboard just snaps in to the "tray" in the moulded top of the case
Thanks all
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Thanks to BatchFile from:
plexer (6th December 2011)
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6th December 2011, 10:30 AM #10
sometimes you have to do that allthough on occassion that does lead to you finding the screw that you should have removed.
Ben
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Thanks to plexer from:
BatchFile (8th December 2011)
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