Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
18
Time Required
35 - 45 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 1 step
- Random Access Memory (RAM)
- 4 steps
- Motherboard
- 13 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Remove the battery by sliding the battery release latch to the left.
- Pull the entire battery away from the backing.
Remove the battery by sliding the battery release latch to the left.
Pull the entire battery away from the backing.
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Step 2
Random Access Memory (RAM)
- Ensure that the laptop is completely turned off and the battery is removed.
- Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws holding the backing in place.
Ensure that the laptop is completely turned off and the battery is removed.
Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws holding the backing in place.
Step 3
- Pull the backing away from the laptop.
Pull the backing away from the laptop.
Step 4
- Locate the blue RAM chip sitting in the RAM bay.
- Use your fingertips to pry apart the white RAM securing-clips on each side of the memory-module slot until the RAM chip pops up.
Locate the blue RAM chip sitting in the RAM bay.
Use your fingertips to pry apart the white RAM securing-clips on each side of the memory-module slot until the RAM chip pops up.
Step 5
- Pull the RAM chip away from the memory-module slot.
- The RAM chip is now fully detached and ready to be replaced.
Pull the RAM chip away from the memory-module slot.
The RAM chip is now fully detached and ready to be replaced.
Step 6
Motherboard
- Remove the ten Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the computer backing.
- Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw from the computer backing.
Remove the ten Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the computer backing.
Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw from the computer backing.
Step 7
- Remove the white and black antenna cables from the wireless card.
Remove the white and black antenna cables from the wireless card.
Step 8
- Remove the Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw that is holding the wireless card in place.
Remove the Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw that is holding the wireless card in place.
Step 9
- Slide the wireless card out of the wireless card bay.
Slide the wireless card out of the wireless card bay.
Step 10
- Using your fingertips remove the speaker cable from the motherboard by pulling the white connector away from the socket.
Using your fingertips remove the speaker cable from the motherboard by pulling the white connector away from the socket.
Step 11
- Pry apart keyboard assembly slowly as keyboard cable will still be attached to the motherboard.
- Use the blue spudger to pry apart the keyboard assembly from the bottom shell.
Pry apart keyboard assembly slowly as keyboard cable will still be attached to the motherboard.
Use the blue spudger to pry apart the keyboard assembly from the bottom shell.
Step 12
- Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.
Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.
Step 13
- Remove the I/O board cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.
Remove the I/O board cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.
Step 14
- Remove the three Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws.
- Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw.
Remove the three Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws.
Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw.
Step 15
- Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard by pulling tape back and lifting connector latch.
- Pull the display cable away from the motherboard.
Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard by pulling tape back and lifting connector latch.
Pull the display cable away from the motherboard.
Step 16
- Remove the power adapter cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of its socket.
Remove the power adapter cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of its socket.
Step 17
- Lift the motherboard off of the computer base.
Lift the motherboard off of the computer base.
Step 18
- Remove the four Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screws from the fan.
- Remove the fan cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of the socket.
- Lift the fan off of the motherboard.
Remove the four Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screws from the fan.
Remove the fan cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of the socket.
Lift the fan off of the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Michael Hill - Jul 13, 2018
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BEFORE REMOVING TOP CASE: There are screws under the keyboard and one silver screw under the battery that have to be removed. This guide forgot to mention that.
Lloyd Lopez - Aug 4, 2021
Hello.
Do you know how to expand the HDD memory of this same model 14-3452 ??; I have a motherboard similar to the one in this guide and it does not have the connector for the hard disk integrated into it.
I will greatly appreciate your help and response.
kadianwilliams06 - Dec 26, 2021
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Can the inspiron 15 3552 motherboard replace this model to have access to harddrive use?
