Disassemble Q330?

Hi guys,

I've spilt wine over my laptop... I dried it out, but some of the keys still aren't working.

I'm guessing it would be cheaper to buy a replacement keyboard and fit it myself than to go to a repair centre. How can I find out how to do it? The Samsung manual tells me nothing useful.

Thanks in advance!

 

There are no disassembly guides for Samsung Notebooks, there is an exploded view for some model but it`s of little use, just take your time and don't force anything and make a note of where screws and alike come from, do a video and as well as helping you to re-assemble your notebook you can post it on youtube to help others.

 

Thanks, mate. I'll give it a try.

 

The Samsung keyboards are usually easy to remove. Based on my experience with other notebooks the procedure may be: First take out all screws on the bottom marked 'K' or 'KBD'. The look round the edge of the keyboard for any small latches which hold it into place. These may be either along the top or the bottom edge of the keyboard. Use a small screwdriver or two to push the latch into the chassis (ie away from the centre of the keyboard) while also lifting the keyboard slightly. Once you have lifted the keyboard above the latches then also lift the edges (may be held by movable latches or fixed small protrusions in the chassis). Once 3 sides of the keyboard are free then slight the keyboard slightly in the direction of the free long edge in order to release the other edge which is held in by some tabs. Once the keyboard is free then flip it over to expose the ribbon cable. Release the cable from the chassis by lifting up the latch which has a toggle action. Replacement is the reverse sequence.

Once you have the keyboard out then you can give it a good bath and scrub (but remove the keys at your own risk - they can be challenging to replace). Then fully dry before replacement. There's a 50% chance of success after cleaning but at least you know the removal / replacement process.

John

 

Thanks, John. I'll attempt that when I'm a bit less hungover (not only the computer is suffering).

 

Well, I tried it and it was awful. It took ages to get the back off, I had to take the HDD and DVD drive out, then I just about got the MB free before giving up. There are too many bits to detach and too much to remember. You have to go through the entire computer to get to the keyboard. Many of the screws are very tight and the little plastic latches can be very difficult to undo.

I'll just pony up whatever extortionate amount is demanded. Sigh.

 

That's different from all the Samsung notebooks that have passed though my hands (some of my reviews include photos of the keyboard removed). I'm a little surprised that Samsung made it so complicated since keyboards are usually one of the last components to be added during manufacturing (to suit the destination country).

John

 

I've talked to some repair people and apparently you can't only replace the keyboard - the whole upper section of the main part of the machine (including the touchpad) has to go. £120-130 including labour. Ouch.