Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Front Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

Flags

1

Action Shots

Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions.

  • BackDell XPS 15 (L501X/L502X)

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Front Cover
  • Before prying up on the cover, you may have to first remove a screw located inside the battery compartment (M2X3) and release the two latches. If you don’t release the latches, you may snap the cover.
  • Pry up the top of the cover first by using a spudger to wedge in between the cover and base of the computer.
  • Once the spudger is between the cover and the base of the computer, wedge underneath the remaining border surrounding the keyboard.
  • Cracking sounds are normal. Be careful and take your time removing this panel.

Before prying up on the cover, you may have to first remove a screw located inside the battery compartment (M2X3) and release the two latches. If you don’t release the latches, you may snap the cover.

Pry up the top of the cover first by using a spudger to wedge in between the cover and base of the computer.

Once the spudger is between the cover and the base of the computer, wedge underneath the remaining border surrounding the keyboard.

Cracking sounds are normal. Be careful and take your time removing this panel.

1024

Step 2

  • Work your fingers underneath the cover. Then, delicately pull the cover off of the computer.
  • The mouse pad is connected to the rest of the computer via two cables underneath the cover. These cables must be unhooked before the cover can be completely removed.

Work your fingers underneath the cover. Then, delicately pull the cover off of the computer.

The mouse pad is connected to the rest of the computer via two cables underneath the cover. These cables must be unhooked before the cover can be completely removed.

Step 3

  • Unhook the cables connected to the mouse pad by flipping up the black tabs that hold either cable in place.
  • Releasing these cables can be done by hand or by using a spudger.

Unhook the cables connected to the mouse pad by flipping up the black tabs that hold either cable in place.

Releasing these cables can be done by hand or by using a spudger.

Step 4

              Hard Drive
  • Slide the Hard Drive away from the mouse pad to disconnect/unplug it.

Slide the Hard Drive away from the mouse pad to disconnect/unplug it.

Step 5

  • Pull the tab up and out to remove the Hard Drive.

Pull the tab up and out to remove the Hard Drive.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      9 other people completed this guide.

Author

                                      with 3 other contributors 


                    Vishal

Member since: 09/21/2015

766 Reputation

                                      6 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       12







                                                        +9 more badges

Team

                       IUPUI, Team 2-3, Baechle Fall 2015                        

                                                  Member of IUPUI, Team 2-3, Baechle Fall 2015 



                    IUPUI-BAECHLE-F15S2G3                     


                                            3 Members                     


                                            8 Guides authored