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To: TimF who wrote (1537)	8/17/2021 6:16:23 PM
From: Stock Puppy	1 Recommendation Recommended By Zen Dollar Round Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1560

I've done it - on a MacAir. For that computer, just about everything needed to be removed. Bought the tool set and keyboard. Go slow, keep track of all parts and where they came from, be methodical, and it could be a good idea to take pictures before each disassembly so when you put things back, you don't miss anything - how was that wired routed? - Am I missing a connector? - did this wire go over or under the other? - Which one of these two identical connectors was this plugged into? All those questions can e important and picture can reduce frustration. It is possible that here are different size screws at each level of disassembly, so you want then to go back in the same holes that they came. I used a keyboard from Amazon (non- Apple part) The only thing that went "wrong" with my surgery was when I had it all apart, it turned out that Apple used some glue and reassembly required a couple dozen extra tiny screws to make up for the glue which did not come with the keyboard, but was sold. I didn't want to store everything to order and wait for screws so I just redistributed the existing screws (which were originally only for the edges) and used daps of epoxy - which ended up working well; it's been a number of years and it works fine.

To: TimF who wrote (1537)	8/18/2021 5:34:40 PM
From: Zen Dollar Round	1 Recommendation Recommended By Stock Puppy Respond to of 1560

Replacing keyboards on older PC laptops is usually pretty easy, some manufacturers even designed parts to be easy to fix or replace. Unfortunately, recently PC laptop manufacturers have taken a page from Apple's playbook and made their hardware much more difficult to service. I replaced RAM and switched a hard drive for a SSD in a 3-year old ASUS laptop recently and it was decidedly more difficult than it used to be for them. Apple's recent models? Stock Puppy hit the nail on the head. You have to pay very close attention to the connectors and parts, take careful notes and pictures of the process, and be wary of all the glue Apple now uses in their computers.