Comments on: How to disassemble Dell XPS 15 L502X

By: Ephraim

Ephraim — Sun, 15 May 2016 22:14:08 +0000

Very clear instructions … Thanks

I had a problem though… When I was changing my LCD screen, I think the LCD cable shorted and now the cable doesn’t work. I started using a the mini display port for an external monitor and the computer still works but my sound was gone (says no audio device is installed) … My question … Is the sound card somehow connected to the display cable or has the short somehow affected the sound card… Any suggestion is greatly welcome since I am out of ideas… Thanx

By: Firstlast

Firstlast — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:37:42 +0000

Hi,
My laptop has overheating problem, I want to open it up and clean it.
Can you recommend me an effective method Instead of disassembling everything off my laptop.

By: rv

rv — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:40:08 +0000

Awesome explanation, man. Great work. Thanks a lot!

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:23:14 +0000

I wanna thank the author of this guide, it was really helpful. I think I would not be able to disassemble the L502x of my client without it. Please, keep up the good work.

If I may, I think I can contribute advising others about the palmrest assembly and the ease to deform the metal on top of it. Take very good care when lifting the whole piece with the guitar pick (in my case I used a credit card) – don’t force it up. Just go putting the pick between the palmrest and the chassis, and lift gently the piece untill you hear a pop sound in the area you’re trying. There will be various points to do this untill the piece is freed from the chassis.
If you force it, the metal will deform and will be very hard to level it again, because it is glued into the plastic structure that composes this whole piece.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:12:12 +0000

I must applaud you sir, your illustrations and very clear and easy to follow, thank you for the good work and the effort that you put into this, it helped me replace a hard drive for the same model of laptop.

Best regards,
Robert, Uganda East Africa

By: edmilson

edmilson — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:32:57 +0000

estou com problemas na minha webcam e gostaria de saber onde estÃ£o os pontos de conexÃ£o dela para testa-los. Voce poderia me ajudar nisso ? grato.

I’m in trouble in my webcam and would like to know where the connection points of it to test them . Could you help me with this ?

By: Unosimpleman

Unosimpleman — Sat, 30 May 2015 03:17:47 +0000

Thank you for the advice and quick response. Was considering USB Ethernet adapter as an option. Now it seems to be the most practical solution.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 29 May 2015 15:24:33 +0000

In reply to Unosimpleman. @ Unosimpleman, If the port was damaged in a power surge it's likely that some motherboard components were fried too. I guess the port itself can be replaced (soldering job) but it's not easy. You can use a USB Ethernet adapter to connect to the internet.

By: Unosimpleman

Unosimpleman — Thu, 28 May 2015 04:28:55 +0000

Thank you for this great tutorial. Very helpful.

My XPS L502X ethernet port was damaged in a power surge. Is there anyway to replace it without replacing the whole motherboard? The laptop powers up and functions normally otherwise.

Thanks again.

By: yaks

yaks — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 14:05:51 +0000

Thanks for the great guide.

Is it possible to replace the DC jack without disconnecting the screen? I want to replace the jack with the minimum risk of putting it back together.

Thanks