Dell Precision 5510 Keyboard Replacement

ID: 149119

Description: If the keyboard is broken, missing, or...

Steps:

1. Open the system badge flap over to reveal the screws underneath (marked 1 on the image).
2. Remove the 12 screws that secure the base cover to the computer.

3. Pry the edges base cover and lift it to remove it from computer.

4. There are two screws on each fan circled in the images shown. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove all four screws.
5. Each fan has one 3.7mm screw and one 4.65mm screw.

6. Each of the fans are plugged into the motherboard. Use tweezers to pull the plug out.
7. Do not grab by the wires, grab by the white rectangular region.

8. Carefully extract the fan from its housing bed. It should remove easily if all parts have been disconnected.

9. Unplug the connection that links the battery to the computer.

10. Remove the four 4.0 mm JIS #0 screws surrounding the battery.

11. Carefully remove the battery from the computer.

12. Remove 6 screws to take off the heat sink.

13. Remove all standalone motherboard screws.
14. 8 screws with lengths of either 3.7mm or 4.65mm

15. Remove the motherboard.

16. Remove nine screws from the back of the keyboard.
17. Screws are 1.9mm in length

18. Pull keyboard out and replace.