Comments on: How to disassemble Dell XPS 17 L701X

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:16:44 +0000

@Pamela I have te same model and I’m sorry to tell you this but yes, you have to do all the steps he described. The cmos battery is just under the palm rest.

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 02:14:50 +0000

Sir. First, i want to say I’m really gratefull and I want to apologize for my english (I’m from argentina, so I don’t speak english usually). Your step by step guide saved my life. I saw a video on youtube but wasn’t really clear. Your guide is amazing. Before this I could cook an egg on my laptop. And its cooler sounds like a 747 as I’ve read on another comment. If You could post pictures of the different screws and its locations would be usefull. I.E: hdd screws, Case screws, etc. Btw to the people who asked if its necessary to remove all components. I didn’t removed memory modules and hard disks. Thanks again!

By: pamela

pamela — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:42:33 +0000

I just want to replace my cmos battery do I have to take it all apart to do that.. I have an XPS 17

By: Dajomas

Dajomas — Thu, 29 May 2014 11:45:06 +0000

Hi,

first of all, thank you very much for this very excellent guide! My fan sounded like it was a 747, ready for take-off so I decided to plunch in at the deep end and open up my laptop. Thanx to your guide, I had everything opened and closed within 30 minutes. I woould not have been able to do so without this guide.

I have a L701X but in step 21, I have no cable connected to the connector. Sound is still working fine so I don’t think I missed something, it just wasn’t there.

Compliments on your guide!

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Thu, 22 May 2014 14:30:06 +0000

In reply to Oisin. @ Oisin,

I assume it is necessary to de-static myself before opening the laptop?

You are correct. If your body carries static electricity it's better to get rid of it before opening up the case. Normally I touch a metal case (PC case for example) before touching internal laptop components and it works for me.

By: Oisin

Oisin — Thu, 22 May 2014 09:45:28 +0000

Hi, first and foremost, excellent guide. This really is a “walk through”.

I haven’t opened the laptop yet, but plan to this evening. I seem to have knocked the power jack out of position (tilted it backwards by pushing my laptop into a wall), which has lead to the infamous “plugged in, not charging” issue, permenantly. I’m hoping when I push the jack back into place it will reconnect with a part of the cable which isn’t in contact, as I feel this is most likely the issue, and not an issue with the chip which recognises the official Dell charger.

Anyway, to my main point. I assume it is necessary to de-static myself before opening the laptop? I’ve never opened a laptop before but am a seasoned PC builder, and would usually leave the PSU plugged in with socket power/PSU power off to ground the entire case. Is this advisable regarding the laptop, or would I just be better off investing in a de-static cable?

Thanks for any help.

By: Dave Benner

Dave Benner — Sun, 18 May 2014 22:17:05 +0000

Thanks for the help in allowing me to change my power jack. Excellent instructions!

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Tue, 13 May 2014 20:27:05 +0000

In reply to thad. @ thad, What happens if you remove the battery and try turning it on just on AC power. Does it turn on at all? Maybe you forgot to connect the DC jack (if you disconnected it for some reason) and the laptop will not turn on because there is not power?

By: thad

thad — Tue, 13 May 2014 08:27:15 +0000

I took apart my lap top as dictated by your step by step instructions. They were excellent.

I have a question, how would you proceed to attack a problem, from this point of the computer being taken apart? The problem I’m having with the computer is it starts and then immediately shuts down, less than a second. I looked for shorts and couldn’t find any.

Also there is one part hanging out, a bitty microboard attached by wires to the mother board coming out of a corner on the primary harddrive. Did I miss a step or accidentally knock something loose? It has com written on it.

Sincere thanks,
Thad

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:59:52 +0000

In reply to Steve. @ Steve,

do you have to remove the panel in order the remove the heatsink and clean the fan? I have a L701X.

I created this guide for a XPS L701X laptop. In order to access and clean up the fan you'll have to remove the bottom cover as it shown on the step 26. As you see, I didn't have to remove the display. It's still attached to the laptop. If you have the same laptop model you don't have to remove the display.