How to Take an Apple Keyboard Apart

Apple has been making keyboards since 1977. Keyboards are a set of keys to input data from a user into the computer. They can be either corded, in which data is sent to the computer using a cable, or wireless. Apple keyboards differ from IBM keyboards in the placement of keys and which keys are available. Although Apple has made many different varieties of keyboards, taking them apart is a relatively simple process. So long as you have a the correct tools, you can take apart your Apple keyboard.

Things You'll Need

• Phillips Head Screwdriver
• T5 Hex Wrench

Instructions

1. Unplug the keyboard from the computer or, if the Apple keyboard is wireless, take out the battery. Remove the battery cover using a quarter by placing the edge of the quarter over the grooves in the cover and turning counterclockwise.

2. Turn over the keyboard so that the keys are facing your desk. Look for the screws. Some Apple keyboards have Phillips head screws and others have T5 hex screws, such as the wireless keyboard. If yours has T5 screws, the appropriate hex wrench, available at hardware stores, is a hex 1mm wide.

3. Remove the screws on the back of the keyboard.

4. Pull the top of the Apple keyboard case off the bottom. In some Apple keyboards the bottom comes away from the top.

5. Remove the inner screws covering the circuit board, which is located in one corner of the keyboard.

6. Pull the circuit board and keys away from the outer casing so that the keyboard is completely apart.

References

• "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition"; Pogue, David; 2008