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I’m not to good with computers as you may tell, so please explain to me like I’m a 5 year old. Is there a way to access the keyboard without having to dismantle the motherboard? Or which part of the motherboard would wipe out all the information if I remove it? But in order to take out the keyboard, I needed to remove the motherboard? Wouldn’t that erase all the photos and documents I have currently on my laptop? I was able to remove the battery, dvd drive, and hard drive thanks to this very helpful tutorial. I waited the next morning to let it dry and see if I dismantle the keyboard, since that”s where most of the fluid went. Then the direction buttons became opposite and number 6 key got stuck, like on the inside if that makes any sense. Other buttons besides numbers and letters, like esc caplock space enter, were working fine (only on the usb keyboard). I decided to use the usb keyboard but nothing was typing on the screen. Then my keyboard suddenly stopped working after a few minutes. The computer was running just fine, then the touchpad started to stop working. I’ve knocked over my water bottle yesterday and a small gulp of it spilled all over my keyboard and some of it went down into the keyboard crevices and speaker holes (right side). Remove the entire touchpad assembly from the laptop. Remove six screws securing the touchpad mounting bracket.
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Just in case I’ll show how to remove the touchpad assembly.ĭisconnect the touchpad cable using same technique as shown in the step 20. Now the keyboard is ready for the replacement. Now remove all screws securing the keyboard.
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I would mark all holes with a marker so you know where to install screws when you assembling it back together. Remove all screws securing the keyboard cover. Here’s the other side of the motherboard.Īs you see, I didn’t remove memory modules because it wasn’t necessary for the purpose of my disassembly. Turn the motherboard over and disconnect the hard drive cable (left arrow) and the battery status-light-board cable (right arrow). There are two more cables connected to the bottom side of the motherboard (pointed with two arrows). Start removing the motherboard from the case.īe careful. Here’s how to unplug the video cable connector.ĭisconnect all screws securing the motherboard (I hope I didn’t miss any). You disconnect cables 2,3,4 and 5 using same technique as shown in the step 20. Pull the wireless card from the slot and remove it. Remove one screw securing the wireless card. Now you can pull the power button board cable from the connector.ĭisconnect two antenna cables from the wireless card. The locking tab will open up at a 90 degree angle. In the following two steps I explain how to unlock the connector and release the cable.Ĭarefully lift up the left side of the locking tab with your fingernail.
Remove two screws securing the power button board.
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You cannot remove, replace or upgrade the CPU if it’s soldered. NOTE: in my Dell XPS 15z the CPU was SOLDERED to the motherboard.
Loosen seven screws securing the heat sink. Unplug fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. Remove two screws securing the cooling fan. Remove one screw securing the DC jack to the laptop case. In Dell XPS 15z the DC power jack attached to a cable.ĭisconnect the DC jack cable from the motherboard. Remove four screws securing the optical DVD drive.ĭisconnect the DVD drive from the motherboard and remove it. My Dell XPS 15z laptop had a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive installed. Lift up the hard drive assembly and disconnect it from the cable. Remove four screw securing the hard drive mounting bracket to the case. Let’s remove all above mentioned components one by one. When the bottom cover removed you can get access to the following key internal components:Īlso the DC power jack, CMOS battery, cooling fan and wireless card. Now you can start separating the bottom cover. Remove two screws located under the cover. Insert a piece of soft plastic (I’m using the guitar pick) between the expansion ports cover and bottom case and pry it out. Remove all screws securing the bottom cover. STEP 30-33: Disconnecting and removing touchpad assembly. STEP 27-30: Removing and replacing the keyboard. STEP 16-21: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan, heatsink, power button board and wireless card. STEP 11-15: Disconnecting and removing the CMOS battery, DVD drive and DC power jack. STEP 6-10: Disconnecting and removing the battery and hard drive. Here’s a short description of all major steps I’ll be going through: This model allows you to replace the keyboard only after you disassemble the entire laptop. According to Dell website XPS 15z model also has another name XPS L511z.