Comments on: Taking apart Dell Inspiron 13 5000 series 5378 5368

By: Gil

Gil — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:08:00 +0000

My Inspiron 13 5378 2-in-1 no longer charge the battery so I replaced the battery but still battery was not charging. Bought a new charger but still no luck. The battery eventually drained but somehow the laptop shut down even with ac charger plugged in. I recalled I spilled coffee on my laptop and so I am thinking there must be some short circuit somewhere or some power supply fuse busted. Where are the power supply fuse located and how to access it? I noticed the insulation underneath the keyboard isolating it from the mother board. Is there some pcb there that might be shorted? How to access it?

By: George

George — Fri, 15 May 2020 21:17:37 +0000

In reply to IML Tech. What I can use to stick the black milar cover back on?

By: Tom C

Tom C — Thu, 07 May 2020 20:22:28 +0000

Nice post and very useful!
I replaced my dead motherboard with a new one kept getting the “ac adapter not recognised – pc will run in low power and not charge” message. I have two ac adapters and two batteries and two internal dc jacks, and i get that message for them all. I assumed that meant my new motherboard was dead too, so I returned it and got a third one…same problem! Any ideas?

By: Simone

Simone — Sun, 03 May 2020 23:12:42 +0000

Any way to fix the charging circuit? I’ve replaced the battery and adapter but the battery is still not charging. From what I read that leads to the charging circuit. I don’t want to replace the motherboard if I don’t have to.

thanks!

By: Thai Hoa Pham

Thai Hoa Pham — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:31:07 +0000

My Touch-screen cable (yellow rectangle on the image) was broken.
Does it impact to signal form mic, camera as well?
Thank you!!

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:14:10 +0000

In reply to G HILL. G HILL, what is the reason for replacing the keys? Did you spill a liquid or some keys just stopped working? If that's the case, you cannot just replace the keys. It's necessary to replace the entire keyboard which is a part of the top case assembly.

By: G HILL

G HILL — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:34:51 +0000

good job
I need to replace replace some keys
I would be grateful for any assistantance

By: Jack Wu

Jack Wu — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:38:48 +0000

good job, good service

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:29:25 +0000

@ Harman,
It’s possible to replace just the keyboard but it’s not easy.
The keyboard is permanently attached to the top case.

How to replace it. I haven’t done it myself but here’s how I see the process.
1. Remove the top case as it shown in the step 18.
2. Remove the black mylar cover.
3. Separate the metal plate securing the keyboard. You will have to break about 30 plastic rivets attaching the metal plate to the top case.
4. Replace the keyboard with a new one. You can find a new keyboard on eBay for about $30-40.
5. Reattach the metal plate. Probably you can reuse old rivets and secure them using a soldering iron (to melt plastic).

By: Harman

Harman — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:58:21 +0000

How to replace the keyboard only ??