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I lifted the keyboard out of my iBook G4. I followed the instructions in the manual and the keyboard easily lifted up and off. Then, I tried to put it back. I thought this would be simple enough; just do the reverse of what I did to lift it out: seated the track pad end in, rotated the far end of the keyboard down toward the machine, pulled the tabs in, pressed the keyboard all the way down until the tabs where below the top of the case, released the tabs. After I did that, I noticed the keyboard wasn't seated quite right; the left side was raised higher than the right side, particularly the escape key. So I tried to take it back out and it wouldn't budge. I pulled the tabs back until they were clear of the case, then I pulled the keyboard to lift it out like last time. But it wasn't budging and I was pulling the keyboard by it’s tabs. So guess what happened? One of the tabs popped off! So now, the escape key and the left side are still raised up, the left tab and spring are separated from the machine and the keyboard still wont lift out. I made sure the securing screw in the middle was unlocked the whole time. No amount of wiggling/jostling/dancing seems to make much of a difference. I can't feel where I'm being held down because no part moves significantly compared to other areas. I'm stuck. What should I do?
Thank you
I lifted the keyboard out of my iBook G4. I followed the instructions in the manual and the keyboard easily lifted up and off. Then, I tried to put it back. I thought this would be simple enough; just do the reverse of what I did to lift it out: seated the track pad end in, rotated the far end of the keyboard down toward the machine, pulled the tabs in, pressed the keyboard all the way down until the tabs where below the top of the case, released the tabs. After I did that, I noticed the keyboard wasn't seated quite right; the left side was raised higher than the right side, particularly the escape key. So I tried to take it back out and it wouldn't budge. I pulled the tabs back until they were clear of the case, then I pulled the keyboard to lift it out like last time. But it wasn't budging and I was pulling the keyboard by it’s tabs. So guess what happened? One of the tabs popped off! So now, the escape key and the left side are still raised up, the left tab and spring are separated from the machine and the keyboard still wont lift out. I made sure the securing screw in the middle was unlocked the whole time. No amount of wiggling/jostling/dancing seems to make much of a difference. I can't feel where I'm being held down because no part moves significantly compared to other areas. I'm stuck. What should I do?
Thank you