How to Disassemble e4300? Can't remove case

I would like to install a backlit keyboard into my e4300.
I removed all the visible screws but the case is still intact.
Are there screws behind the rubber pieces?
Has anyone successfully disassembled the e4300 before? I wasn't able to find any documentation or photos anywhere.

 

Have you checked Dell's support website for a manual?

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late4300/en/sm/keyboard.htm#wp1180165

According to that, to remove a keyboard you just have to remove three screws under the LED dashboard cover.

 

Try following the detailed instructions in Dell's E4300 service manual, particularly this.

However, the documentation is for the current version of the E4300 which has various covers on the base while the early E4300s had a one piece cover as on the E6400.

John

 

Thanks guys. Took me two seconds to pop the plastic bit off and swap the keyboards. It's been a while since I took apart a laptop, I guess I got rusty.

PS: The backlight keyboard is working great - well worth the $30

 

if all else fails , use a bigger hammer !