Dell Inspiron M5010 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 1 step
• Keyboard
• 4 steps

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Step 1

              Battery               

• Make sure laptop is powered off before removing the battery.
• Slide both arrow tabs towards the outer edge of the computer to release the battery.
• Battery is not shown.

Make sure laptop is powered off before removing the battery.

Slide both arrow tabs towards the outer edge of the computer to release the battery.

Battery is not shown.

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Step 2

              Remove keyboard retaining screw               

• Remove Keyboard retaining screw from bottom of laptop.

Remove Keyboard retaining screw from bottom of laptop.

Step 3

• Insert the 6 inch metal ruler, or another flat object into the holes in the top left of the keyboard, the top middle of the keyboard, and the top right of the keyboard to release the keyboard from the computer.
• There are a number of screws on the bottom that required to be removed prior to the keyboard being able to be lifted up.

Insert the 6 inch metal ruler, or another flat object into the holes in the top left of the keyboard, the top middle of the keyboard, and the top right of the keyboard to release the keyboard from the computer.

There are a number of screws on the bottom that required to be removed prior to the keyboard being able to be lifted up.

Step 4

• Lift the keyboard up slightly and push forward in order to release bottom tabs.

Lift the keyboard up slightly and push forward in order to release bottom tabs.

Step 5

• Pull the black tab up and then pull left on keyboard plug to release keyboard.

Pull the black tab up and then pull left on keyboard plug to release keyboard.

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

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