If you need more detailed disassembly instructions or troubleshooting help, check out the official Dell Inspiseries manual.Creative IT is a Central London based laptop repair centre in the UK specialising in Dell laptop motherboard repair. In my Dell InspiI had the touchscreen assembly with the following part number: 1H0JY. You can find a replacement touchscreen using Dell part number from the original one. Now you can remove the touchscreen assembly (LCD screen with digitizer) from the laptop and replace it if necessary. Peel off the webcam cable (part of the display cable) from the back side of the screen.ĭisconnect the cable from the sensor board.ĭisconnect the video cable from the screen. Push on the latch (red arrow) and at the same time lift up the webcam module (yellow arrow).Ĭontinue separating the webcam module from the bezel. The webcam module is glued to the bezel with adhesive tape and secured by latch on the side. Now you can access the display cable on the back. Place the touchscreen the front side down on the keyboard. When all latches are unlocked, you can separate the touchscreen assembly from the back cover. Move the tool along the side and unfasten hidden latches. Using a thin case opening tool start separating the touchscreen from the display back cover.
The touchscreen can be removed and replaced without going through all disassembly steps show in the first part.īefore opening up the display panel, I would strongly recommend disconnecting the battery as shown at the beginning of this guide. Check out this keyboard replacement trick. If your keyboard failed, it will be necessary to replace the entire top case/palmrest assembly. The keyboard is permanently riveted to the top case and cannot be easily removed. The power button and volume control board is secured by one screw. The CMOS battery attached to the case with adhesive tape. I’m not going to remove it but it should be pretty much straight forward.
The touchpad is secured to the palmrest with 8 screws. Lift up the hinge so it opens up at a 30 degree angle. Remove one more screw securing the DC-IN power jack. Remove two screws attaching the hinge to the base. The DC-IN power jack is mounted under the hinge. Here’s the other side of the motherboard.
#Dell inspiron motherboard repair how to#
Here’s how to disconnect the keyboard cable and other flat cables: Remove three screw securing the motherboard to the top case assembly. Remove the USB SD card reader board with the cable.ĭisconnect the following cables from the motherboard:
Remove two screws securing the USB SD card reader board.ĭisconnect the power button board cable (red square) and CMOS battery cable (orange rectangle).ĭisconnect the USB SD card board cable from the motherboard (yellow rectangle). Remove one screw from the metal bracket securing the WLAN module antenna cables.ĭisconnect both wireless antenna cables from the WLAN card. Remove two screws from the cooling fan and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard. This laptop can handle up to 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2400/2666/3200 SODIMM RAM modules.
#Dell inspiron motherboard repair upgrade#
You can leave the memory module connected unless you want to replace or upgrade it. In my case only one memory module was installed. If you are upgrading the hard drive, you will have to transfer the caddy and cable to the new one. You can upgrade this drive to a larger capacity 2.5″ SSD. On lower end models you might have a regular hard drive installed. Remove two screws securing the hard drive caddy.ĭisconnect the hard drive cable from the motherboard. Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard. Lift up the battery and remove it from the laptop.
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