Dell Vostro A860 Power Button Replacement

Remove the battery and set it aside, there is a small clip that slides to free the battery.

Unscrew the two 4.7mm screws below the battery.

Remove seven 8.6mm screws from the left and right side of the battery compartment

Flip the laptop over and open it up.

Using a plastic opening tool carefully pry up along the edge of the plastic bezel at the top of the keyboard.

Remove two 5.5mm screws from the top of the keyboard

Using a plastic opening tool push inward along the edges of the keyboard to release the holding clips

Lift the keyboard upwards

Using the plastic opening tool push up on the black clip holding the connector ribbon.

Pull out the ribbon connector to remove the keyboard.

With the keyboard removed use the plastic opening tool to lift the black clip holding the connector ribbon for the power switch.

Gently pull out the connector ribbon from the inlet using the attached plastic pull

Using a plastic opening tool carefully pull apart the clips holding in the power button and control unit.

Slide the power under the screen cables to remove.