Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Keyboard Replacement

Step 1 Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Keyboard Replacement

• Locate the bay door for the battery on the left side of the laptop.
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Step 2



• Slide the latch to the right and then down to unlock it.
• Pull out the battery.
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Step 3
• Remove the four screws above the keyboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Step 4
• Pry up the black panel covering the top of the keyboard.
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Step 5
• Remove the five silver screws shown.
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Step 6
• Pull up keyboard and place it face down on the trackpad
• Be careful not to put tension in the ribbon cables attached to the underside of the keyboard
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Step 7
• Remove screws shown from cover plate
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Step 8
• Pull cover plate out of place revealing the ribbon cable connections to the motherboard
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Step 9
• Remove the ribbon cable farthest from you.
• Push the white tab (as shown in the second photo) to release the ribbon cable.
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Step 10
• Remove both ribbon cable by pulling 2 white tabs on either side of the cable to the right
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