Dell Latitude E5540 Disassembly

ID: 149579

Description:

Steps:

1. Turn the laptop upside down
2. Slide the two switches to the outside until an orange marker appears.
3. Remove the battery by sliding it out

4. Remove the four M2x5 and 2 M2x8 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
5. Remove the bottom plate by gently lifting it from the empty battery space

6. Remove the RAM by pushing the metal parts slightly outward
7. The RAM will pop up and you can carefully slide it out

8. Remove the four M2x3 screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
9. Slide the hard drive cradle out by pulling the plastic tab

10. Remove one M2x5 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver
11. Use a blackstick to push out the optical drive and pull it further out by hand

12. Use a blackstick to carefully disconnect the battery connector
13. Gently guide the cable through the narrowed part and remove the battery that is held in place with double sided tape

14. Gently disconnect the white and black cable from the module with a blackstick
15. Remove one M2x3 screw with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver. The module will push up
16. Remove the module by sliding it out

17. Turn the laptop over and open the screen, carefully place the spudger under the top panel near the bottom left Ctrl key and push up
18. Gently remove the rest of the panel

19. Remove four silver screws with a Phillips PH0 screwdriver, slide the keyboard up a couple of millimetres then lift it up away from you to expose the ribbon cable
20. Disconnect the ribbon cable with the help of a spudger and remove the keyboard

21. Remove the M2x3 screw from the rear of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver
22. Remove the M2x8 screw from the inside of the cowling using a Phillips #0 screwdriver. Gently remove the cowling minding the catch on the bottom
23. Repeat the same steps on the opposite side to remove the second cowling