Comments on: How to disassemble Dell Inspiron E1505/6400

By: eatup

eatup — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 06:26:32 +0000

Hi, is it possible to perform step 5 (remove the power button board) without removing any screws to the side or bottom of laptop? I just want to see what’s causing the laptop close switch to make my screen go black sometimes….

By: JM

JM — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:48:48 +0000

Do you have the answer to those weird symptoms?

By: JM

JM — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:39:28 +0000

@IML:
WOW! You got it all correct! Actually this is my second attempt on taking a look at my laptop. At first I did not realise it but I DO see the very dim image of my desktop. Then when I turn on the laptop on battery, everything works fine. The laptop starts up and loads the windows. The moment I plug in the AC, everything goes black :S

Another scenario would be, when I plugin the AC, the laptop is able to start but the moment it needs to load the windows, the screen goes black again.

I can’t do further test now as I have pry open my laptop 😛 PLEASE HELP

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 04:27:10 +0000

In reply to JM. @ JM, Please provide more details. Can you see a very dim image on the screen when it goes black? Also, try this. Boot the laptop on battery power. Go to the screen settings and change the screen brightness to minimum for the mode when it's plugged in. Try connecting the AC adapter after that. Does it still go black?

By: JM

JM — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:02:57 +0000

Hi there, my dell 6400 has some power adaptor issue. When its on battery, everything works as usual. However, the moment you plug in the adaptor, the screen goes black. And I am not going to pay a couple of hundred bucks to replace the major parts. Can you guide me on this? I can’t find any info on such cases.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Mon, 19 May 2014 14:19:51 +0000

In reply to Jeff. @ Jeff, I'm glad it worked for you. Thank you for your support!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 19 May 2014 14:12:14 +0000

Your tutorial was invaluable. Thanks so much for helping me get my laptop back to cool-running condition Saturday.

The fan was running constantly and the computer was running slow … I suspected that protective circuits were derating the CPU performance to keep it from burning up and some internal filter needed cleaning.

That all proved to be correct – a thick collection of “junk” that collected from years of use was blocking the cooling fins. A few shots of 90 PSI air and all’s well! I hope others whom your article has helped have thrown a few bucks in the kitty as I did.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:04:13 +0000

In reply to clyde bloomfield. @ clyde bloomfield,

however I need some pics of the piece that goes around the screen its broken and the part that holds the screen itself will not let me open and close the laptop correctly can u tell me if I can order these two parts

It's not clear what part is damaged. Here's what you can do. Check out the official Dell service manual for Inspiron E1505/6400 laptops. Find the name of the part and search it on eBay. Most likely you'll find it.

By: clyde bloomfield

clyde bloomfield — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:46:54 +0000

hello,

I don’t have any of the problems you show however I need some pics of the piece that goes around the screen its broken and the part that holds the screen itself will not let me open and close the laptop correctly can u tell me if I can order these two parts if so whats the correct terminology for them if I had a way to send u some pics that would certainly make this a lot easier.

Thanks again,

second attempt to contact u……………………..

Clyde

By: Shine

Shine — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:19:55 +0000

Was having overheating issues. Thanks for the great guide. Helped me to remove the heat sinks and clean them. The heat sink closest to the fan was almost completely blocked with dense dust. After cleaning, seems to have dropped the CPU temp from 145 F to 115 F.

I would recommend adding to step 8 that there are clips on both sides of the keyboard (a small flat head screwdriver moves these out of the way nicely). Also the top cover assembly has 4 clips. Two located in the top center and 2 on the bottom center.