Comments on: Taking apart Dell Inspiron N5010 (Inspiron 15R)

By: Neeraj

Neeraj — Wed, 06 May 2020 01:55:08 +0000

Hi Sir I have Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop. When I on my laptop , it takes much time with a different window blue desktop without of any icons. Earlier it was showing icons but I was not able to open any icon and it started hang.

By: Niranjan

Niranjan — Fri, 13 May 2016 09:26:59 +0000

Which screwdrivers did you use?

By: LarryF

LarryF — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:48:08 +0000

Many thanks for this guide. It was easy to follow and ACCURATE! In the Step2 photo, there are silver ‘squares’ in groups of three around the opening. I have one that came off. Can you advise what they do and what will be affected if one is missing? Thanks very much.

By: Sam Rouse Jr

Sam Rouse Jr — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:11:44 +0000

Thanks I.M.L. for taking the time out for producing this guide. My household found it very useful. Keep up the great work!

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:25:15 +0000

Thanks for the help. This was a great tutorial.

By: Sravan Reddy Marpu

Sravan Reddy Marpu — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 21:40:01 +0000

Hi sir I am Sravan Reddy my laptop specifications are (N5010,I3 Processor,500GB harddisk,4GB Ram and Graphic card,”2010 year model”).
I am facing a problem with my laptop like when i on my laptop power light is showing and it doesn’t display the screen and also when laptop runs middle light will be blinking nut now its not blinking and no problem with battery…..
Can i know what’s the problem with that will you please help me to solve that???????
Waiting for your reply,
Thanking you,
Sravan Reddy.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 13:16:55 +0000

Hello, I have a Dell Inspiron 15R (N5010) Laptop that I purchased in 2011, but now it has started shutting off and when i took it to the Dell Service centre the technician said that the Graphic Card needs to be replaced or otherwise the complete Motherboard needs replacement. He mentioned that the Warranty will be 1 month to max 3 months. Pl. Let me know if I should get the Motherboard replaced? Does the replcement last long and should I spend 13 thousand Rs on Motherboard replacement. Let me know if its worth it and how long does the motherboard replacement last?

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:56:35 +0000

Hi, I put a new HDD in my 15R N5010 following your instructions no problem but I damaged the clip on the moterboard that holds the power switch. It will not hold the cable now so when its on I can,t turn it of apart fron a new board can you suggest anything?

By: Panagiotis

Panagiotis — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:39:05 +0000

Hi, i have a dell inspiron 15R N5010.i had a problem and it was necessary to remove the one ram card and it remains one with 2 gb.i want to replace it with one of 4 gb only the one slot.So, i have to take the same model of ram card like the previous??(for example PC3 10600 sodimn 10 2 F12)?exactly the same type but at this time with 4 GB?

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:28:42 +0000

During step 14, i accidently pulled out the blue tape above the power button cable and now my laptop wont start. Is the blue tape important? How do i fix this. Urgent.