Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
23
Time Required
45 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
4
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Fan
- 14 steps
- Motherboard
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Make sure the laptop is off and unplugged before starting this step.
- Locate the battery on the underside of the laptop.
- Push the two battery clips following the direction of the arrows.
Make sure the laptop is off and unplugged before starting this step.
Locate the battery on the underside of the laptop.
Push the two battery clips following the direction of the arrows.
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Step 2
- Push upward from the base of the battery.
Push upward from the base of the battery.
Step 3
- Pull battery away from computer until it is fully removed.
Pull battery away from computer until it is fully removed.
Step 4
Fan
- Remove the 10 2.5x5 mm screws from the base of the laptop.
Remove the 10 2.5x5 mm screws from the base of the laptop.
Step 5
- Unscrew the final 2.5x5 mm screw attached to the cover.
- The screw does not detach from the cover. Make sure the screw is fully unscrewed before attempting to remove the cover.
Unscrew the final 2.5x5 mm screw attached to the cover.
The screw does not detach from the cover. Make sure the screw is fully unscrewed before attempting to remove the cover.
Step 6
- Remove the cover from the laptop.
Remove the cover from the laptop.
Step 7
- Unscrew the 2.5x5 mm screw inside the RAM compartment.
Unscrew the 2.5x5 mm screw inside the RAM compartment.
Step 8
- Remove the disk drive from the side of the computer.
- There is no need to press the button, the drive will come out.
Remove the disk drive from the side of the computer.
There is no need to press the button, the drive will come out.
Step 9
- Unscrew the two 2x3 mm screws inside the disk drive compartment.
Unscrew the two 2x3 mm screws inside the disk drive compartment.
Step 10
- Flip the computer over, and open the laptop.
- Use a plastic opening tool to begin to remove the keyboard.
- Use your hands to finish separating the keyboard from the laptop.
- This can be a bit challenging, but it will come loose.
Flip the computer over, and open the laptop.
Use a plastic opening tool to begin to remove the keyboard.
Use your hands to finish separating the keyboard from the laptop.
This can be a bit challenging, but it will come loose.
Step 11
- Lift the black clip from the tan connection for the keyboard.
- Pull the the connection away from the clip.
- Move the keyboard away from the laptop.
Lift the black clip from the tan connection for the keyboard.
Pull the the connection away from the clip.
Move the keyboard away from the laptop.
Step 12
- Lift the black clips from the tan connections for all 3 locations marked.
- Remove the connections from the clips.
Lift the black clips from the tan connections for all 3 locations marked.
Remove the connections from the clips.
Step 13
- Unscrew the five 2.5x5 mm screws.
Unscrew the five 2.5x5 mm screws.
Step 14
- Use plastic opening tools to remove base cover.
- Use your hands to fully remove cover from the base.
- This may be difficult, but it is possible.
Use plastic opening tools to remove base cover.
Use your hands to fully remove cover from the base.
This may be difficult, but it is possible.
Step 15
- Disconnect the two cables that connect the speaker and the fan.
- These can just be pulled out, they do not have clips.
Disconnect the two cables that connect the speaker and the fan.
These can just be pulled out, they do not have clips.
Step 16
- Unscrew the 2.5x5 mm screw from the fan.
Unscrew the 2.5x5 mm screw from the fan.
Step 17
- Pull up and remove the fan from the laptop.
Pull up and remove the fan from the laptop.
Step 18
Motherboard
- Unscrew the six 2.5x3mm screws from the motherboard.
Unscrew the six 2.5x3mm screws from the motherboard.
Step 19
- Disconnect the black and yellow cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the black and yellow cable from the motherboard.
Step 20
- Begin to separate the motherboard from the laptop
- Pull up to separate from the other internal pieces, and then pull to the right away from the case
Begin to separate the motherboard from the laptop
Pull up to separate from the other internal pieces, and then pull to the right away from the case
Step 21
- Remove the final cable from the motherboard
- This will allow the motherboard to fully come out of the computer
Remove the final cable from the motherboard
This will allow the motherboard to fully come out of the computer
Step 22
Hard Drive
- Unscrew the one 2.5x5 mm screw.
Unscrew the one 2.5x5 mm screw.
Step 23
- Use your hands to carefully pry out the hard drive.
Use your hands to carefully pry out the hard drive.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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stoiannikolaevtinkov - Oct 5, 2018
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Hello. I believe that between step 3 and 4 You should add another step - “Remove the two 2x3 mm screws in the laptop battery compartment (below the battery)“.
Wils - Apr 7, 2020
I second this! Critical omission! Good catch!
Peter da Silva - Nov 27, 2018
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Separating the motherboard from the daughterboard in step 20 is quite challenging.
Jonathan Grove - Sep 25, 2019
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Probably THE worst design ever! Thank you Dell for allowing easy access to the RAM sticks, but burying the most volatile and data-critical part of the laptop.
Kailash Malik - Jan 15, 2020
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Thank u for guide for opening procedure
