Turn the netbook upside down with the battery at the top, away from you.
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Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left “unlocked” position.
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Slide the latch located on the opposite hinge from the lock while pushing the battery up.
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Turn the netbook over and open the display so that the acer aspire one zg5 keyboard is facing you.
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There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.
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Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.
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As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn’t reset itself.
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Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn’t lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides – use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.
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There is a short ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the netbook.
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Disconnect the ribbon by lifting the black plastic hinge and removing the clear blue cable.
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Reverse the procedure to install your new Acer aspire one zg5 keyboard.