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10

Time Required

                          1 hour

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  • Dell Latitude E5540 Disassembly
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Step 1

              Removing the Battery
  • Turn the laptop upside down
  • Slide the two switches to the outside until an orange marker appears.
  • Remove the battery by sliding it out

Turn the laptop upside down

Slide the two switches to the outside until an orange marker appears.

Remove the battery by sliding it out

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Step 2

              Removing the Bottom Plate Screws and Bottom Plate
  • Remove the four M2x5 and 2 M2x8 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
  • Remove the bottom plate by gently lifting it from the empty battery space

Remove the four M2x5 and 2 M2x8 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver

Remove the bottom plate by gently lifting it from the empty battery space

Step 3

              Removing the RAM
  • Remove the RAM by pushing the metal parts slightly outward
  • The RAM will pop up and you can carefully slide it out

Remove the RAM by pushing the metal parts slightly outward

The RAM will pop up and you can carefully slide it out

Step 4

              Removing the Hard Drive
  • Remove the four M2x3 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
  • Slide the hard drive cradle out by pulling the plastic tab

Remove the four M2x3 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver

Slide the hard drive cradle out by pulling the plastic tab

Step 5

              Remove the Optical Drive
  • Remove one M2x5 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
  • Use a blackstick to push out the optical drive and pull it further out by hand

Remove one M2x5 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver

Use a blackstick to push out the optical drive and pull it further out by hand

Step 6

              Remove the CMOS Battery
  • Use a blackstick to carefully disconnect the battery connector
  • Gently guide the cable through the narrowed part and remove the battery that is held in place with double sided tape

Use a blackstick to carefully disconnect the battery connector

Gently guide the cable through the narrowed part and remove the battery that is held in place with double sided tape

Step 7

              Disconnect and Remove the Bluetooth and Wifi Module
  • Gently disconnect the white and black cable from the module with a blackstick
  • Remove one M2x3 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver. The module will push up
  • Remove the module by sliding it out

Gently disconnect the white and black cable from the module with a blackstick

Remove one M2x3 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver. The module will push up

Remove the module by sliding it out

Step 8

              Remove the Top Panel
  • Turn the laptop over and open the screen, carefully place the spudger under the top panel near the bottom left Ctrl key and push up
  • Gently remove the rest of the panel

Turn the laptop over and open the screen, carefully place the spudger under the top panel near the bottom left Ctrl key and push up

Gently remove the rest of the panel

Step 9

              Remove the Keyboard
  • Remove four silver screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver, slide the keyboard up a couple of millimetres then lift it up away from you to expose the ribbon cable
  • Disconnect the ribbon cable with the help of a spudger and remove the keyboard

Remove four silver screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver, slide the keyboard up a couple of millimetres then lift it up away from you to expose the ribbon cable

Disconnect the ribbon cable with the help of a spudger and remove the keyboard

Step 10

              Remove the Display Cowlings
  • Remove the M2x3 screw from the rear of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver
  • Remove the M2x8 screw from the inside of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver. Gently remove the cowling minding the catch on the bottom
  • Repeat the same steps on the opposite side to remove the second cowling

Remove the M2x3 screw from the rear of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver

Remove the M2x8 screw from the inside of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver. Gently remove the cowling minding the catch on the bottom

Repeat the same steps on the opposite side to remove the second cowling

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

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