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In the following guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell XPS 17 L701X laptop.
During the disassembly process I’ll go though the following major steps:
May 8th, 2013
4. Dell Laptops Category
In this guide I show how to remove and replace the LCD screen on a Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop.
In my case the laptop was dropped and the LCD screen got cracked.
December 5th, 2012
In the following guide I explain how to replace a cracked or failed LCD screen on a Dell Inspiron 14z laptop.
In my case I’ll be fixing a Dell Inspiron 14z-N411z model.
The LCD screen replacement procedure is relatively simple and all you need is a Phillips screwdriver and guitar pick (or any other piece of plastic).
December 5th, 2012
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop.
My goal is removing and replacing the hard drive.
Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop doesn’t have easy access to the hard drive. It’s mounted deep inside the laptop under the motherboard.
In order to remove and replace the hard drive I’ll have to disassemble the entire laptop and remove the motherboard.
In this guide I’ll go through the following major disassembly steps:
STEP 1-3: Accessing laptop memory and removing laptop DVD drive.
STEP 4-11: Disconnecting and removing laptop keyboard.
STEP 12-15: Removing top cover assembly.
STEP 16-18: Disconnecting and removing laptop cooling fan.
STEP 19-23: Removing laptop motherboard and hard drive.
November 29th, 2012
In this guide I show how to access, remove and replace the LCD screen on a Dell Inspiron N5110 (Inspiron 15R) laptop.
If you need instructions for taking apart the laptop base, check out my previous disassembly guide for Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop.
September 26th, 2012
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell Inspiron N5110 laptop also sold as Dell Inspiron 15R.
I will disassemble the laptop base and remove the motherboard in order to access the DC jack board and hard drive.
Here are some major laptop disassembly steps I will go through:
STEP 1-4: Accessing laptop memory slots and removing DVD drive.
STEP 5-12: Disconnecting and removing laptop keyboard.
STEP 13-18: Removing palmrest assembly.
STEP 19-20: Disconnecting and removing laptop display assembly.
STEP 21-25: Removing laptop motherboard.
STEP 26-27: Removing DC jack board. Accessing cooling fan assembly.
STEP 28-29: Removing laptop hard drive.
September 24th, 2012
In this guide I explain how to replace the LCD screen on a Dell Latitude D5420 laptop.
It’s very easy to replace the screen on this model. The entire screen replacement procedure took me about 15 minutes.
August 21st, 2012
In this guide I show how to disassemble a Dell Studio XPS 1640/1645 laptop. I’m taking it apart in order to remove and replace the DVD drive.
Dell Studio XPS 1640/1645 laptop has a slot loading DVD drive which is mounted inside the laptop case. In order to replace the DVD drive it’s necessary to remove the palmrest assembly.
July 19th, 2012
Today I will dismantle a Dell XPS 15z laptop.
According to Dell website XPS 15z laptop also has another name XPS L511z.
My goal is replacing the keyboard. This model allows you to replace the keyboard only after you take apart the whole laptop.
Here’s a short description of all major steps I’ll be going through while dismantling the laptop:
STEP 1-5: Removing laptop bottom cover. Accessing memory modules.
STEP 6-10: Disconnecting and removing laptop battery and hard drive.
STEP 11-15: Disconnecting and removing the CMOS battery, DVD drive and DC power jack.
STEP 16-21: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan, heatsink, power button board and wireless card.
STEP 22-26: Removing laptop motherboazd.
STEP 27-30: Removing and replacing the keyboard.
STEP 30-33: Disconnecting and removing touchpad assembly.
May 23rd, 2012
In this tutorial I explain how to disassemble a Dell XPS 15 L502X laptop. My goal is removing and replacing broken DC jack.
I’ll go though the following major laptop disassembly steps:
STEP 1-4: Accessing laptop memory and wireless card. Removing the DVD drive.
STEP 5–9: Disconnecting and removing the palmrest assembly.
STEP 10-12: Removing laptop hard drive.
STEP 13-17: Disconnecting and removing the keyboard.
STEP 18-21: Removing laptop screen assembly.
STEP 22-27: Removing laptop bottom cover. Accessing the cooling fan.
STEP 28- 29: Disconnecting and removing DC jack cable.
May 2nd, 2012
