Dell Latitude D830 Ram Replacement Repair Guide

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                          7 - 15 minutes

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Step 1

RAM

Orient the laptop so that the back is facing you.
With a phillip’s head screwdriver, remove the two screws on the back corners of the laptop.

Orient the laptop so that the back is facing you.

With a phillip’s head screwdriver, remove the two screws on the back corners of the laptop.

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Step 2

Flip the laptop over, with the opening still facing toward you.
With a phillip’s head screwdriver remove the two screws in the upper two corners

Flip the laptop over, with the opening still facing toward you.

With a phillip’s head screwdriver remove the two screws in the upper two corners

Step 3

Open the laptop up, displaying the keyboard and screen.
Take a spudger and insert it under the left edge of the panel located between the keyboard and screen.
Use the spudger to pry under the panel.

Open the laptop up, displaying the keyboard and screen.

Take a spudger and insert it under the left edge of the panel located between the keyboard and screen.

Use the spudger to pry under the panel.

Step 4

Place the spudger under the middle of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.

Place the spudger under the middle of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.

Step 5

Place the spudger under the right side of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.
If additional help is needed place the spudger in various places around the edge of the panel.

Place the spudger under the right side of the panel and use it to pry the panel off.

If additional help is needed place the spudger in various places around the edge of the panel.

Step 6

After the panel has been popped off you must the pull the screen up as shown in the picture.

After the panel has been popped off you must the pull the screen up as shown in the picture.

Step 7

The screen will only be connected by the wiring.
Take the screen and gently lay it on the table as shown.
Now you must remove the three screws marked in the picture.

The screen will only be connected by the wiring.

Take the screen and gently lay it on the table as shown.

Now you must remove the three screws marked in the picture.

Step 8

After removing the three screws, slide the keyboard out so the mainframe of it is loose.
There is still a component attached underneath.

After removing the three screws, slide the keyboard out so the mainframe of it is loose.

There is still a component attached underneath.

Step 9

The highlighted item should be the only component holding the keyboard.

The highlighted item should be the only component holding the keyboard.

Step 10

Where the highlighted rectangle is, there is a silver lever that you must push back.
Then where the highlighted circle is, you must take a spudger and push in.
This will then pop the white clip off, and the keyboard will be completely free.

Where the highlighted rectangle is, there is a silver lever that you must push back.

Then where the highlighted circle is, you must take a spudger and push in.

This will then pop the white clip off, and the keyboard will be completely free.

Step 11

Once the keyboard has been removed you will see many of the circuit boards that lie underneath it.
The item highlighted is the RAM.

Once the keyboard has been removed you will see many of the circuit boards that lie underneath it.

The item highlighted is the RAM.

Step 12

The two clips highlighted are what hold the RAM in place.
Each of the clips should be pushed outward, freeing the RAM
The edge of the RAM that the arrow is pointing to should the be pulled, removing the RAM

The two clips highlighted are what hold the RAM in place.

Each of the clips should be pushed outward, freeing the RAM

The edge of the RAM that the arrow is pointing to should the be pulled, removing the RAM

Step 13

The RAM is now removed.

The RAM is now removed.

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

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