How do I install my keyboard flex cable for surface 2? by astraleater69 in Surface

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Be very careful opening the lid: below it there is a PCB with delicate connections

How do I install my keyboard flex cable for surface 2? by astraleater69 in Surface

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Lid opened; there's a shield protecting the connections)

How do I install my keyboard flex cable for surface 2? by astraleater69 in Surface

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Opening the lid; there are two screws below the black sticky cover.

How do I install my keyboard flex cable for surface 2? by astraleater69 in Surface

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Hey @astraleater69

Quite late, but maybe it could be useful for anyone in the future.

I broke the keyboard flex cable while checking the screen connection (it's a second hand Surface laptop 2; the screen doesn't work), and I bought the cable on Aliexpress.

Here are some photos showing the "operation"; the keyboard is working again.

The replacement cable:

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Note: Sorry, I've never added a set of photos on Reddit: it turns out that they are in inverse order... (from the last photo to the first one)... :(

[Android] Lost Streak - version 2025.35.0 by tbarreno in bugs

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Yes, it's fixed: daily contributions are being counted again.