Featured

Featured Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Bottom Cover
  • 1 step
  • Heat Sink
  • 1 step

Flags

1

This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff.

  • BackDell Inspiron 1525

  • 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
  • Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

1024

Step 2

  • Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol until you hear the battery click.
  • Slide the battery towards the back of the laptop until it comes free.

Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol until you hear the battery click.

Slide the battery towards the back of the laptop until it comes free.

Step 3

              Bottom Cover
  • Remove/loosen the eight 4.80 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the bottom panel.
  • The screws may only need to be loosened, as they are generally retained by plastic washers.
  • Remove the bottom panel.

Remove/loosen the eight 4.80 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the bottom panel.

The screws may only need to be loosened, as they are generally retained by plastic washers.

Remove the bottom panel.

Step 4

              Heat Sink
  • Loosen the five #1 Phillips screws securing the heat sink and clean it with compressed air
  • These screws are attached to the heat sink assembly.
  • Gently lift the heat sink from side indicated in the picture.
  • The heat sink may feel like it is glued to the chips because of the thermal paste. Gently wiggle the heat sink back and forth to help break it free.
  • Be sure to thoroughly clean off the old thermal paste and apply new thermal paste before reinstalling the heat sink. Follow our thermal paste application guide for detailed instructions.

Loosen the five #1 Phillips screws securing the heat sink and clean it with compressed air

These screws are attached to the heat sink assembly.

Gently lift the heat sink from side indicated in the picture.

The heat sink may feel like it is glued to the chips because of the thermal paste. Gently wiggle the heat sink back and forth to help break it free.

Be sure to thoroughly clean off the old thermal paste and apply new thermal paste before reinstalling the heat sink. Follow our thermal paste application guide for detailed instructions.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      5 other people completed this guide.

Author

                                      with 5 other contributors 


                    Miroslav Djuric

156,282 Reputation

                                      144 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       54







                                                        +51 more badges