Dell Latitude 9510 Fan Replacement

ID: 149078

Description: If your Dell Latitude 9510 laptop (identified w...

Steps:

1. Flip the device so that the base plate is facing you.
2. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the nine 5.5 mm screws securing the base plate.

3. Wedge a spudger between the base plate and the chassis, then gently pry around the entire perimeter to release the base plate.
4. Remove the base plate.

5. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 2 mm screws from the speakers.

6. Use a spudger to gently lever the speaker connector out of its port.
7. Lift the speakers up and out.

8. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3 mm screws securing the fan.

9. Place your fingernails behind the plastic tabs on the speaker's motherboard connector, then pull directly backwards, toward the wires, until the connector releases from its port.
10. Lift the fan up and out.