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| == Concept == | | == Concept == |
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| '''Part 1.''' [http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-an-OLPC-XO-Laptop-/ [1]] | | '''Part 1.''' [http://www.instructables.com/id/Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-an-OLPC-XO-Laptop-/ [1]] |
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− | 1. A new keyboard (see step 1) <br> | + | 1. A new keyboard (see step 1) <br /> |
− | 2. Dremel tool or equivalent in sweat and pain <br> | + | 2. Dremel tool or equivalent in sweat and pain <br /> |
− | 3. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver, or one of those double-ended freebies they used to give away at IT-related conventions <br> | + | 3. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver, or one of those double-ended freebies they used to give away at IT-related conventions <br /> |
− | 4. Lots of cellophane tape (or hundreds of tiny helpers who don't mind being sealed inside your XO forever) <br> | + | 4. Lots of cellophane tape (or hundreds of tiny helpers who don't mind being sealed inside your XO forever) <br /> |
− | 5. A desoldering iron (optional) <br> | + | 5. A desoldering iron (optional) <br /> |
− | 6. An XO laptop from OLPC, preferably one that has a keyboard problem. <br> | + | 6. An XO laptop from OLPC, preferably one that has a keyboard problem. <br /> |
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| '''Part 2.'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ [2]] | | '''Part 2.'''[http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ [2]] |
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− | 1. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver (hopefully you haven't lost yours since Phase I) <br> | + | 1. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver (hopefully you haven't lost yours since Phase I) <br /> |
− | 2. The needliest needle-nosed pliers you can find <br> | + | 2. The needliest needle-nosed pliers you can find <br /> |
− | 3. A pair of wire cutters or very small tin snips <br> | + | 3. A pair of wire cutters or very small tin snips <br /> |
− | 4. A wire stripper set one notch below "angel hair" <br> | + | 4. A wire stripper set one notch below "angel hair" <br /> |
− | 5. A pair of scissors <br> | + | 5. A pair of scissors <br /> |
− | 6. A multimeter or a battery soldered to two wires and an LED, for continuity testing <br> | + | 6. A multimeter or a battery soldered to two wires and an LED, for continuity testing <br /> |
− | 7. One piece of cellophane tape (sorry cello fans) <br> | + | 7. One piece of cellophane tape (sorry cello fans) <br /> |
− | 8. A soldering iron <br> | + | 8. A soldering iron <br /> |
− | 9. Solder (preferably lead-free) <br> | + | 9. Solder (preferably lead-free) <br /> |
− | 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 <br> | + | 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 <br /> |
− | 11. An OLPC XO laptop, preferably one that has an unsightly USB cable hanging out the back <br> | + | 11. An OLPC XO laptop, preferably one that has an unsightly USB cable hanging out the back <br /> |
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| == Directions == | | == Directions == |
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| http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ | | http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/ |
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