When the top cover removed you can get access to the following internal components: On the bottom side of the top cover you can access the power button board with cable and the touchpad with cable. Start separating the top cover assembly from the bottom case. Now you can pull the cable from the connector. On the following picture you see the connector unlocked. The locking tab must stay attached to the connector base.
Carefully slide the locking tab about 1-2 millimeters up, not more. In the following two steps I explain how to unlock the power button and touchpad connectors.Įach connector has the locking tab (brown).
Remove one screw securing the top cover assembly.ĭisconnect the power button cable (left arrow).ĭisconnect the touchpad cable (right arrow). Push the DVD drive from the laptop case using a screwdriver. Now you can pull the keyboard cable from the connector. WARNING: the locking tab must stay connected to the white base. On the following picture the connector is shown in the unlocked position. The locking tab will open up at a 90 degree angle. Here’s how to unlock the keyboard connector.Ĭarefully lift up one side of the locking tab with your fingernail. It’s necessary to unlock the connector and release the cable before removing the keyboard.īy the way, both memory slots are located under the keyboard. The keyboard connected to the motherboard via a flat ribbon cable. Do the same with three remaining latches.Īfter all latches are unlocked you should be able to lift up the top side of the keyboard and turn it upside down on the palm rest. Push the latch into the case using a small flat head screwdriver.Īt the same time lift up the keyboard a little bit so the latch doesn’t lock back again. The keyboard is secured by four latches on the top. STEP 14: Disconnecting and removing the hard drive.
STEP 8-13: Removing the top cover assembly. STEP1-7: Disconnecting and removing the keyboard. I will go through the following disassembly steps: In order to access them it’s necessary to remove the top cover assembly. In a Dell Inspiron M5040/N5040 all major internal components (such as memory, hard drive, DVD drive, wireless card) are mounted INSIDE the case.Īlso, this guide will work for Inspiron 15-N5050/3520. There are no service covers on the bottom of this model.
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