The following instructions will help you to replace the keyboard on Acer Aspire 3600 series laptops. The disassembly steps should work for Acer Aspire 3610, 3620, 3630, 3640, 3660 and 3680 laptops.

Replacing the keyboard on your Acer Aspire 3610 laptop is not as difficult as it may sound. Make sure your computer is unplugged from any power source, then remove the battery.

The whole keyboard replacement process shouldn’t take more then 10 minutes.

1. You can find a new replacement keyboard for less then $25 here.
2. Follow these instructions to remove and replace the keyboard.

Attention! Be very gentle with the keyboard connector on the motherboard.

Each side of the front of the connector has a small tab that lock the ribbon cable into place. To unlock the ribbon cable, using your fingernails, pull the two tabs out from the connector (only about 3mm) until the ribbon cable is loose and the keyboard can be removed.

If you break the keyboard connector, you’ll have to replace the entire motherboard or use the laptop only with an external keyboard.