Dell Inspiron N5050 Ram Replacement Repair Guide

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                          5 - 10 minutes

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Battery
3 steps
RAM
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Flip your laptop over to view the bottom and the two locks.

Flip your laptop over to view the bottom and the two locks.

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Step 2

Slide the two locks away from each other.
Sliding these locks will loosen the battery to allow removal.

Slide the two locks away from each other.

Sliding these locks will loosen the battery to allow removal.

Step 3

Pull the battery out of the laptop.
Your laptop’s battery should be completely removed.

Pull the battery out of the laptop.

Your laptop’s battery should be completely removed.

Step 4

RAM

Remove the eleven 5mm palmrest screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.
Remove the two 3mm hard drive screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.

Remove the eleven 5mm palmrest screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.

Remove the two 3mm hard drive screws from the bottom of the laptop with a Phillips #PH00 screw.

Step 5

Flip over and open the laptop to view the keyboard.
Use a plastic opening tool to press down on four clips, one by one.
Press down on the clips and pull the tool towards you to pry the keyboard loose.
The four clips are above the Esc, F6, F11, and Delete keys.

Flip over and open the laptop to view the keyboard.

Use a plastic opening tool to press down on four clips, one by one.

Press down on the clips and pull the tool towards you to pry the keyboard loose.

The four clips are above the Esc, F6, F11, and Delete keys.

Step 6

Remove the keyboard carefully.
Make sure to lift the keyboard gently, because a cable is connected to the back.
Flip the keyboard over to find the keyboard cable.
Pull the cable labeled “UP” out to disconnect it from the laptop.

Remove the keyboard carefully.

Make sure to lift the keyboard gently, because a cable is connected to the back.

Flip the keyboard over to find the keyboard cable.

Pull the cable labeled “UP” out to disconnect it from the laptop.

Step 7

Find the RAM and pull apart the two clips.
After pulling apart both clips, the RAM component will snap up.

Find the RAM and pull apart the two clips.

After pulling apart both clips, the RAM component will snap up.

Step 8

Remove the RAM.

Remove the RAM.

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

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jason acn - Sep 10, 2019

Thanks Kristy,

I was breath new life back into an old laptop and re-purpose after upgrading the RAM.

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