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how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« on: February 27, 2009, 12:29:50 pm »
inspion laptop
removed all screws even had to take apart screen to get to 2 screws under the screen (there not going back in)
but seems something is hanging on in the keyboard
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 12:40:56 pm »
found it. Darn screw under key board  :censored:
I hope never to take a darn lap top apart again
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 12:56:24 pm »
I use a hammer to take em apart.  :cheers:
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2009, 01:19:28 pm »
What model is it? I have the entire assembly manual for the 9400/E1705 that I can shoot you. Pretty damn useful when I was trying to repair the fans just last week.

If it's not the 9400/E1705, I can see if I can locate some other Inspiron manual. Dell makes the service available sometimes.
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2009, 02:26:53 pm »
it was a 1150
a friend of my brother showed up this morning.
his laptop quit working
screen not booting up.
I hear hard drive spinning
lights working nothing else
tried external monitor.
nothing
he was told by his school to check cmos we took it apart and found nothing
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2009, 02:46:23 pm »
bad video card?
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2009, 02:59:22 pm »
check the cable going from the laptop to the screen, maybe reseat it.
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2009, 03:45:20 pm »
support.dell.com, then look up your service tag or model. That will take you to a manuals section where each laptop has a teardown section, as well as basic troubleshooting for issues like a video cable, etc.
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2009, 10:04:47 pm »
Quote from: Aceldamor on February 27, 2009, 03:45:20 pm
support.dell.com, then look up your service tag or model. That will take you to a manuals section where each laptop has a teardown section, as well as basic troubleshooting for issues like a video cable, etc.

Sssshhh! It's supposed to be a secret!!!!  :afro:

JK. I wanted an excuse to use the guy with glasses and afro.

In any case. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1150/en/index.htm
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2009, 10:04:15 pm »
I just finish working on the same laptop. Person drop it and the sound no longer works and not getting power to it. So i took it apart found the power connecter on the main board was loose. I re-soldered all points and BINGO.
Did not get far with fixing the sound but got him a USB Sound card and a piar of speakers  ;D
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2009, 10:06:23 pm »
pain in the but to take apart huh?
it was for me
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2009, 11:26:07 pm »
Quote from: daywane on March 01, 2009, 10:06:23 pm
pain in the but to take apart huh?
it was for me

Took me a little over half an hour for dissassembly/reassembly time. There's not a lot of shortcuts to drill down to the core of those laptops.
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2009, 12:07:01 am »
took me 1.5 hr to take apart
.5 to put back together
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Re: how do I get a dell laptop apart?
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2009, 03:55:41 pm »
I fixed a 5100 with the same problem. Turned out to be a BIOS issue. Take the mobo out and disconnect the battery for a couple days. After that, booted right up.
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