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Keyborad Replacement

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by solarayng

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I am back again with another question about my Presario C508US Notebook. I am trying to remove the back cover. I?ve removed all the visible screws, and the ones in the battery compartment, ones beneath the Hard Drive and 2 under the cover protecting the CPU compartment. About 13 long screws and 8 shorter ones in total. Still, I am unable to take the cover off. It seems there is a screw or 2 around the heat sink and the cooling fan area preventing the removal. I pried away the clip by the fan but to no avail. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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by mjd420nova

The top and bottom halves of the case are held together by a large number of plastic clips along the outside edges. To seperate the top and bottom you'll need to use a plastic wedge between the halves. Use plastic only as any metal will gouge the plastic and leave slivers of plastic that can tear the skin and look terrible. Insert the plastic wedge in the crack between the halves and pry along the edge all around the outside. Compaq sells a tool for this job but a self made wedge will do the job. Good luck

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