Dell Inspiron 17R 5737 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
Optical Drive
1 step
Access Panel
1 step
Hard Drive
1 step
RAM
1 step
Keyboard
2 steps
Palmrest
2 steps
Motherboard
2 steps

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This guide’s procedure isn’t the most efficient way to get the job done, but still may be useful in some circumstances.

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Make sure the laptop is off before attempting to remove the battery.
Flip over your laptop so that the battery faces you.

Make sure the laptop is off before attempting to remove the battery.

Flip over your laptop so that the battery faces you.

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Step 2

Slide each latch away from the battery to unlock it.

Slide each latch away from the battery to unlock it.

Step 3

Lift the battery upwards to remove it.
Continue holding the latches when removing the battery.

Lift the battery upwards to remove it.

Continue holding the latches when removing the battery.

Step 4

              Optical Drive

Remove one 4.8mm screw with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
Remove the optical drive.

Remove one 4.8mm screw with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove the optical drive.

Step 5

              Access Panel

Remove two 4.8mm screws with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
Remove the access panel.

Remove two 4.8mm screws with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove the access panel.

Step 6

              Hard Drive

Remove three 4.8mm screws from the hard drive with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
Slide the hard drive to the left.
Slide the hard drive to the right and up.

Remove three 4.8mm screws from the hard drive with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Slide the hard drive to the left.

Slide the hard drive to the right and up.

Step 7

RAM

Slide the two clips away from the RAM.
Lift the RAM out.

Slide the two clips away from the RAM.

Lift the RAM out.

Step 8

              Keyboard

A metal spudger can scratch delicate internal parts. Be extra careful when removing the keyboard.
Use a metal spudger to loosen the main frame of the keyboard.
A metal spudger should be used instead of a plastic one because a plastic one will probably break.
Make sure to get the spudger under the entire keyboard and not just under the keys.

A metal spudger can scratch delicate internal parts. Be extra careful when removing the keyboard.

Use a metal spudger to loosen the main frame of the keyboard.

A metal spudger should be used instead of a plastic one because a plastic one will probably break.

Make sure to get the spudger under the entire keyboard and not just under the keys.

Step 9

Slowly lift the keyboard.
Lift the locking flap that holds the ribbon cable in place.
The white line on this ribbon cable marks the edge of the connection area. To reinstall, insert the cable into the connector up to this line, and then close the locking flap.
Remove the keyboard.

Slowly lift the keyboard.

Lift the locking flap that holds the ribbon cable in place.

The white line on this ribbon cable marks the edge of the connection area. To reinstall, insert the cable into the connector up to this line, and then close the locking flap.

Remove the keyboard.

Step 10

              Palmrest

Remove two 1.6mm screws from beneath the optical drive with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
Remove the nine remaining 4.8mm screws from the back of the computer with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove two 1.6mm screws from beneath the optical drive with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove the nine remaining 4.8mm screws from the back of the computer with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Step 11

Remove the two exposed ribbon cables.
Remove the palmrest.

Remove the two exposed ribbon cables.

Remove the palmrest.

Step 12

              Motherboard

Remove the Wi-Fi chip by pulling upwards.

Remove the Wi-Fi chip by pulling upwards.

Step 13

Remove six 4.8mm screws with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
Remove two 3.2mm screws with aJIS #00 screwdriver.
Disconnect three cables from the front of the motherboard.
Slowly lift the motherboard exposing the bottom side.
Remove the ribbon cable from the back of the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard.

Remove six 4.8mm screws with a JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove two 3.2mm screws with aJIS #00 screwdriver.

Disconnect three cables from the front of the motherboard.

Slowly lift the motherboard exposing the bottom side.

Remove the ribbon cable from the back of the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

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

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Johann Bacher (Blacknet) - Dec 24, 2022

Hello Frends… Sry I speak not perfect English and come FROM ÖSTERREICH,

I give my best and PLEASE help when you are a Profi!?

Can someone please help me which FASTEST CPU I can make.

I have the Dell Core I5-4200U installed.

Which pedestal do I have?

Have the Dell Inspiron 17R-5737 laptop and have now installed 2 times 8 GB of memory.

But during a test I get that I can not install Windows 11Pro because my CPU is too slow.

Is this now a 5737 socket or no idea.

Please help me friends

I would be incredibly grateful to you.

Mfg

Bacher Johann

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