Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

Sections

5

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • CPU Fan
  • 2 steps
  • Wireless Card
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

Furthermore, you have four other pre-requisites for other components you need to disassemble before the motherboard. It will make your job harder and take much longer to complete. To replace the motherboard of the Dell Inspiron 15-5567 using this guide, you’ll only need a Philips #0 screwdriver and the blue plastic opener tool.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Orient the laptop with the back cover facing upward and the INSPIRON engraving reads legible (not flipped).
  • Remove 13 M2.5x8mm screws using a Philips #0 screwdriver.
  • Remove two M2x4mm screws using the same screwdriver.

Orient the laptop with the back cover facing upward and the INSPIRON engraving reads legible (not flipped).

Remove 13 M2.5x8mm screws using a Philips #0 screwdriver.

Remove two M2x4mm screws using the same screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Insert the blue plastic opening tool into the crease of the CD driver, and pop it open.
  • Slide the rest of it out with your hand.

Insert the blue plastic opening tool into the crease of the CD driver, and pop it open.

Slide the rest of it out with your hand.

Step 3

  • Remove three M2x2mm screws underneath the CD driver with the same Philips #0 screwdriver.
  • Place the blue plastic opening tool in the crease of the cover and push it upward to open the back cover.
  • Grab the corners of the cover firmly and lift it up.
  • Some parts are weaker than others; open it gently from corners.

Remove three M2x2mm screws underneath the CD driver with the same Philips #0 screwdriver.

Place the blue plastic opening tool in the crease of the cover and push it upward to open the back cover.

Grab the corners of the cover firmly and lift it up.

Some parts are weaker than others; open it gently from corners.

Step 4

              Remove the Screws
  • WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Remove the screws that secure the battery bracket to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly.

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your Computer.

Remove the screws that secure the battery bracket to the system board and palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 5

              Removing the Battery Bracket
  • Lift and remove the battery bracket.

Lift and remove the battery bracket.

Step 6

              Remove the Screw
  • Remove the screw that secures the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
  • Note the location of the screw that secures the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Remove the screw that secures the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Note the location of the screw that secures the battery to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 7

              Lifting the Battery
  • Lift the battery off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Lift the battery off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

Step 8

              CPU Fan
  • Remove four M2.5x5mm screws from the fan using a Philips #0 screwdriver.
  • The four screws over the processor will not come off all the way, they’ll just loosen up.
  • Remove the other four M2x3mm screws using a Philips #0 screwdriver.
  • Gently disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard using the blue plastic opening tool.

Remove four M2.5x5mm screws from the fan using a Philips #0 screwdriver.

The four screws over the processor will not come off all the way, they’ll just loosen up.

Remove the other four M2x3mm screws using a Philips #0 screwdriver.

Gently disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard using the blue plastic opening tool.

Step 9

  • Lift the fan and its components up and remove it.

Lift the fan and its components up and remove it.

Step 10

              Wireless Card
  • Remove one M2x3mm screw from the bracket holding the card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Lift and remove the bracket with your hand.

Remove one M2x3mm screw from the bracket holding the card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift and remove the bracket with your hand.

Step 11

  • Disconnect the antennae cables connected to the card using the opening tool.
  • Slide the wireless card off of its socket and lift it with your hand and remove it.

Disconnect the antennae cables connected to the card using the opening tool.

Slide the wireless card off of its socket and lift it with your hand and remove it.

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Remove two M2.5x5mm screws holding the hinge using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Lift the hinge up with your hand to free it from the motherboard.

Remove two M2.5x5mm screws holding the hinge using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Lift the hinge up with your hand to free it from the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Remove one M2.5x5 screw holding the motherboard, using a Phillips #0.

Remove one M2.5x5 screw holding the motherboard, using a Phillips #0.

Step 14

  • Disconnect two cables connected to the motherboard using the blue plastic opening tool.
  • Open eight latches for the cables using the blue opening tool by placing under the latch (like in the third picture) and lifting it upward.
  • Slide the cables out by pulling on the blue tabs connected to the cables.
  • Don’t pull on the cable itself, your hand could damage the cable, use the blue tap.
  • Some of the latches might be harder to open than the others

Disconnect two cables connected to the motherboard using the blue plastic opening tool.

Open eight latches for the cables using the blue opening tool by placing under the latch (like in the third picture) and lifting it upward.

Slide the cables out by pulling on the blue tabs connected to the cables.

Don’t pull on the cable itself, your hand could damage the cable, use the blue tap.

Some of the latches might be harder to open than the others

Step 15

  • Lift the motherboard up carefully.
  • Don’t lift the motherboard aggressively because it still has some cables that need to be disconnected on the bottom.
  • Gently flip the motherboard over.
  • Disconnect the two cables by placing the blue opening tool on one edge of the cable (like in the third picture) and pushing it outward.

Lift the motherboard up carefully.

Don’t lift the motherboard aggressively because it still has some cables that need to be disconnected on the bottom.

Gently flip the motherboard over.

Disconnect the two cables by placing the blue opening tool on one edge of the cable (like in the third picture) and pushing it outward.

Step 16

  • Lift and remove the motherboard.

Lift and remove the motherboard.

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

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