How to Change LEDs on Roccat Ryos

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Opening up the keyboard There are 14 total screws on the back of the keyboard.

   6 of them can be seen right away, while the rest isn't.
   
   There are 3 screws behind the thin rubber patch, one behind each thick one, and one behind the label.
   
   After unscrew all of them, you should now be able to just lift the cover off.
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   Step 2: Getting the keyboard's...board?

   out There are 6 screws in this step, one of them is tying the center piece to ground cable.
   
   After unscrew all of them and disconnecting the data cable, lift the center piece up and flip it over. (You can disconnect the thumb key if you like) , Led should just fall off right away Before putting the new led in, make sure the polarity is correct (use multimeter or just touch the terminal with led pins).
   
   Put the led in the slot and solder them (make sure the gap between led and button is tight, you can just put a piece of tissue paper under the board to push the led towards the board) , Desolder old ones, put the new one in.
   
   You can just melt both solder simultaneously then throw the led on it.
   
   Also, don't forget the polarity first! ,
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   Step 3: Swapping out the dead leds Find the position of your dead leds

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   Step 4: then desolder them using soldering pump.

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   Step 5: Thumb keys Sorry

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   Step 6: no photo

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   Step 7: but this one is more straight forward

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   Step 8: the only hard part is the size.

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   Step 9: Putting stuff back Should be simple

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    Step 10: just reverse everything you've done

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    Step 11: don't forget to connect the ground wire.

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