Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hinge Cover
  • 1 step
  • Keyboard
  • 2 steps
  • Display
  • 5 steps

Flags

1

Needs Better Images

Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones!

  • BackDell Inspiron 1501

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Place the laptop facedown with the battery facing you.
  • Push the switch above the battery to the right and hold it in that position.
  • Lift the battery using the grip on the top and remove it from its socket.

Place the laptop facedown with the battery facing you.

Push the switch above the battery to the right and hold it in that position.

Lift the battery using the grip on the top and remove it from its socket.

1024

Step 2

              Hinge Cover
  • Open the laptop all the way, rotating the display so that it is level with the surface that you are working on.
  • Insert the spudger underneath the groove on the right side of the hinge cover.
  • Push up to pry the edge of the hinge cover out.
  • Lift up to release the hinge cover from the laptop, working from right to left.

Open the laptop all the way, rotating the display so that it is level with the surface that you are working on.

Insert the spudger underneath the groove on the right side of the hinge cover.

Push up to pry the edge of the hinge cover out.

Lift up to release the hinge cover from the laptop, working from right to left.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Remove the two 5mm JIS #1 screws from the top of the keyboard.
  • Lift the top of the keyboard up and pull the keyboard away from the laptop.
  • Be sure not to break the ribbon connector that attaches the keyboard to the laptop.

Remove the two 5mm JIS #1 screws from the top of the keyboard.

Lift the top of the keyboard up and pull the keyboard away from the laptop.

Be sure not to break the ribbon connector that attaches the keyboard to the laptop.

Step 4

  • Open the latch holding the ribbon from the top
  • Remove the keyboard from the laptop.

Open the latch holding the ribbon from the top

Remove the keyboard from the laptop.

Step 5

              Display
  • Close display and flip the laptop upside down.
  • Remove the two 8mm JIS #1 screws on the backplate that hold the display.

Close display and flip the laptop upside down.

Remove the two 8mm JIS #1 screws on the backplate that hold the display.

Step 6

  • From the back of the computer, remove the two screw covers.
  • Remove the two 8mm JIS #1 screws.

From the back of the computer, remove the two screw covers.

Remove the two 8mm JIS #1 screws.

Step 7

  • Turn the laptop over and open the display.
  • Remove the two 5mm JIS #1 screws on the display hinge.

Turn the laptop over and open the display.

Remove the two 5mm JIS #1 screws on the display hinge.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card.
  • Be careful not to knock the standby switch when disconnecting the cables as it is easily broken.
  • Loosen the JIS #1 screw on the display cable.
  • Pull the pull-tab straight up to disconnect the display cable from the laptop.

Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card.

Be careful not to knock the standby switch when disconnecting the cables as it is easily broken.

Loosen the JIS #1 screw on the display cable.

Pull the pull-tab straight up to disconnect the display cable from the laptop.

Step 9

  • Remove the display from the rest of the device.

Remove the display from the rest of the device.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      One other person completed this guide.

Author

                                      with 2 other contributors 


                    Luc-Anthony Breneville

Member since: 03/01/2018

183 Reputation

                                      1 Guide authored                  



                       Badges:
                       4







                                                        +1 more badge

Team

                       UMass Dartmouth, Team S2-G4, Simcock Spring 2018                        

                                                  Member of UMass Dartmouth, Team S2-G4, Simcock Spring 2018 



                    UMASSD-SIMCOCK-S18S2G4                     


                                            4 Members                     


                                            7 Guides authored