Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

6

  • Base Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps
  • Coin Cell Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Cooling Fan
  • 2 steps
  • Thermal-Cooling Assembly
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Base Cover
  • Power off your Dell Inspiron 14-7437 before disassembling.
  • Remove the eight 4.5 mm screws on the back panel of the device using the Phillips 1 Screwdriver.
  • The two 4.5 mm screws in the center under the rubber mount cannot be removed, but can be loosened.

Power off your Dell Inspiron 14-7437 before disassembling.

Remove the eight 4.5 mm screws on the back panel of the device using the Phillips 1 Screwdriver.

The two 4.5 mm screws in the center under the rubber mount cannot be removed, but can be loosened.

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Step 2

  • Pry open the back cover using a spudger and slide it along the under the cover.

Pry open the back cover using a spudger and slide it along the under the cover.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Remove the two 2.5 mm screws holding the battery in place using the J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Remove the two 2.5 mm screws holding the battery in place using the J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Disconnect the ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Disconnect the ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Lift up and remove the Lithium-Polymer Battery.

Lift up and remove the Lithium-Polymer Battery.

Step 6

              Speaker
  • Disconnect wires from Motherboard by gently pulling up.

Disconnect wires from Motherboard by gently pulling up.

Step 7

  • Remove the speakers from the case.

Remove the speakers from the case.

Step 8

              Coin Cell Battery
  • Lift the coin cell battery wire, and carefully remove from motherboard.
  • There are little hooks that the wire is hooked under.

Lift the coin cell battery wire, and carefully remove from motherboard.

There are little hooks that the wire is hooked under.

Step 9

  • Remove the Coin-Cell Battery from the case.
  • There is a small amount of adhesive on the bottom of the coin cell battery.

Remove the Coin-Cell Battery from the case.

There is a small amount of adhesive on the bottom of the coin cell battery.

Step 10

              Cooling Fan
  • Remove the two 2.5 mm screws using a J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Remove the two 2.5 mm screws using a J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Step 11

  • Pull up on the wire and remove the Cooling Fan.

Pull up on the wire and remove the Cooling Fan.

Step 12

              Thermal-Cooling Assembly
  • Disconnect cables connected to the motherboard by lifting the flaps up and pulling out.
  • This is a ZIF connector and needs to have the side flaps flipped up before removal.
  • The ZIF connector has small clips that need to be pulled up before being pulled out.

Disconnect cables connected to the motherboard by lifting the flaps up and pulling out.

This is a ZIF connector and needs to have the side flaps flipped up before removal.

The ZIF connector has small clips that need to be pulled up before being pulled out.

Step 13

  • Remove the eight 2.5 mm screws using a J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Remove the eight 2.5 mm screws using a J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

Step 14

  • Flip the motherboard.

Flip the motherboard.

Step 15

  • Loosen the three 2.5 mm screws using the J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.
  • These three 2.5 mm screws cannot be removed from the Thermal Cooling assembly.

Loosen the three 2.5 mm screws using the J000 Phillips Head Screwdriver.

These three 2.5 mm screws cannot be removed from the Thermal Cooling assembly.

Step 16

  • Remove the Thermal-Cooling Assembly from the motherboard.

Remove the Thermal-Cooling Assembly from the motherboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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