Dell Inspiron 1420 Disassembly

Written By: Braxton Quillin
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Dell Inspiron 1420 Disassembly

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

23

Time Required

45 minutes - 1 hour

Introduction

This guide shows how to fully extract the Dell Inspiron 1420 Motherboard.

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    • Press both indicated locks on the bottom side of the laptop to release and remove the battery.

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    • Loosen and remove indicated screws on the back panel using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • Back cover screws

    • These screws are a different length than the others and can be stored separately for reassembly.

    • Hard drive cover screws

    • RAM cover screws

    • CD drive cover screw

    • Heat sink cover screws

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    • Remove the hard drive cover.

    • Pull the tab in the direction of the arrows to remove the hard drive.

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    • Using a screwdriver, slide out the CD drive bracket enough for it to be grabbed.

    • Remove CD drive from housing.

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    • Remove RAM cover.

    • Pull the metal tabs above and below the RAM outward and remove both RAM sticks.

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    • Remove the heat sink cover.

    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen and remove screws from heat sink.

    • Remove the heat sink.

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    • Using a flathead screwdriver, quarter turn the screw anticlockwise to release the CPU.

    • Gently lift the CPU out of the housing.

    • The pins on the bottom of the CPU are very fragile and will not function if any are bent.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, unscrew and remove bracket.

    • There may be a card along with the bracket in your machine. If there is, unplug and remove this card as well.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen and remove the indicated screws.

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    • Use a spudger to pry off the control panel.

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    • Use a spudger to pry off the hinge covers.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen and remove the keyboard screws.

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    • Gently lift keyboard to reveal blue ribbon connection.

    • Use a spudger to flip the blue ribbon lever and release the keyboard.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screw holding in the Wi-Fi card.

    • Unplug cables connected to Wi-Fi card.

    • Slide Wi-Fi card out of connection to remove.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen and remove control panel screw.

    • Carefully pull up control panel. Being sure to keep the cable attached, set to the side.

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    • Pull the blue tab up to release the monitor.

    • Remove monitor.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove remaining screws from cover panel.

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    • Using a spudger, disconnect control panel motherboard cable.

    • Using a spudger, flip up blue lever and disconnect touchpad cable.

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    • Lift off cover panel.

    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, loosen and remove screws from motherboard.

    • Disconnect the indicated cables from the motherboard.

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    • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove screw.

    • Disconnect indicated cable and remove SIM board.

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    • Slide memory card holder out of housing.

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    • Flip laptop over to show backplate.

    • Loosen and remove modem card screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

    • Remove modem card.

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    • Flip laptop over and gently pull motherboard away from backplate.

    • Disconnect the indicated connection to release the motherboard.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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