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If you are the type who uses his laptop every day, you may find that the keyboard is beginning to exhibit problems such as keys not jumping back after being pressed, keys not responding to input or keys registering double-presses. These are some of the typical signs of keyboard aging. If you find that the Lenovo ThinkPad X130E Keyboard on your laptop is beginning to hamper your work, you can remove it and replace it with a new Lenovo ThinkPad X130E Keyboard.

Shut the ThinkPad X130E down and place it face-down on a desk or work surface. Remove the battery pack and position the laptop so that the empty battery compartment is facing away from you.

Remove the four Phillips-head screws immediately below the palm rest of the ThinkPad X130E. Each screw has three icons next to it with shapes resembling a palm rest, touch pad and fingerprint reader.

Turn the ThinkPad X130E over and open it.

Push the small release buttons on the sides of the palm rest. While holding the release buttons, lift the palm rest up and away from the ThinkPad X130E. If your computer has a fingerprint reader, gently wiggle the connector to remove it from the logic board. Set the palm rest aside.

Close the ThinkPad X130E and turn it over so that it is face-down again.

Remove the screw positioned roughly in the center of the ThinkPad X130E. The screw has an icon next to it shaped like a keyboard.

Turn the ThinkPad X130E over and open it.

Lift the keyboard out of the cavity in the center of the ThinkPad X130E. Wiggle the keyboard cable gently to free it from the logic board.

Reverse these steps to install a replacement Lenovo ThinkPad X130E Keyboard.