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== Concept ==
The idea is to replace the Olpc's fumbly membrane keyboard with something more apt for touch typing.
This Project is Based on the two part Instructable:
Installing a USB Keyboard into an OLPC XO Laptop, Phase I
http://www.instructables.com/id/S62PQCZFCA43JDN/
Finishing the Job: Installing a USB Keyboard into an OLPC XO Laptop, Phase II
http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/
== Members ==
Eric Hanley
== Ingredients ==
'''Part 1.''' [http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-an-OLPC-XO-Laptop-/ [1]]
1. A new keyboard (see step 1)
2. Dremel tool or equivalent in sweat and pain
3. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver, or one of those double-ended freebies they used to give away at IT-related conventions
4. Lots of cellophane tape (or hundreds of tiny helpers who don't mind being sealed inside your XO forever)
5. A desoldering iron (optional)
6. An XO laptop from OLPC, preferably one that has a keyboard problem.
'''Part 2.'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ [2]]
1. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver (hopefully you haven't lost yours since Phase I)
2. The needliest needle-nosed pliers you can find
3. A pair of wire cutters or very small tin snips
4. A wire stripper set one notch below "angel hair"
5. A pair of scissors
6. A multimeter or a battery soldered to two wires and an LED, for continuity testing
7. One piece of cellophane tape (sorry cello fans)
8. A soldering iron
9. Solder (preferably lead-free)
10. Something to block the USB port your new keyboard will now permanently occupy, or a good memory for which port never, ever to use again
11. An OLPC XO laptop, preferably one that has an unsightly USB cable hanging out the back
== Directions ==
http://www.instructables.com/id/S62PQCZFCA43JDN/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/