Dell Inspiron 8600 Keyboard Replacement

Remove the battery from the bottom of the laptop.

Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. Dell Inspiron 9100 Battery Replacement

Insert a spludger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry hinge cover off.

Note: You may need to pry the other side off by inserting the spludger between the hinge and the top cover.

Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

The hinge cover has now been removed.

Remove the screws at the top of the keyboard as indicated indicated.

You will need to pull out the white tab underneath the keyboard upwards until it pops out of its socket.

The keyboard should be easily removable at this point.