Dell Inspiron 17-5755 Motherboard Replacement

Introdução

This guide will allow you to replace a defective motherboard for the Dell Inspiron 17-5755. Please ensure that the battery is removed before performing this replacement.

O que você precisa

Passo 1 Battery

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Make sure the computer has been shut down, and isn't plugged into an outlet before attempting to remove the battery.

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Passo 2

Find the battery release latch on the bottom side of the computer.
Slide the latch to the left until you hear a "click". This indicates that the battery has been released.

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Passo 3

Safely remove the battery from the laptop.

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Passo 4 Keyboard

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Open the display of the laptop as far as possible, and locate the tabs which secure the keyboard to the laptop.

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Passo 5

Use a plastic opening tool to gently release the tabs that secure the keyboard to the laptop.

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Passo 6

Carefully lift the keyboard from the laptop, being mindful of any attachments that it may have.

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Passo 7

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Lift the zero insertion force (ZIF) tab that secures the keyboard back light ribbon cable
Afterwards, carefully detach the backlight cable from the laptop.

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Passo 8

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Gently release the ZIF tab that secures the keyboard ribbon cable to the laptop.
Afterwards, carefully slide the cable out of its slot.

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Passo 9

Now that the keyboard is detached from the laptop, you may safely remove it.

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Passo 10 Motherboard

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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew the two 8mm screws which secure the base cover.

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Passo 11

Locate the tabs that hold the base cover to the laptop and use a plastic opening tool to gently release the base cover.

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Passo 12

Now with the base cover removed, you may lift it off of the laptop and continue.

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Passo 13

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Disconnect the hard drive ribbon cable from the laptop by lifting the latch which secures it.

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Passo 14

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 8mm screws which secure the hard drive assembly to the laptop.

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Passo 15

Carefully remove the hard drive and its assembly from the laptop.

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Passo 16

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Remove the 3mm screw which secures the wireless card bracket.
After removing the screw, remove the wireless card bracket, along with the antenna cables secured to the wireless card.
Afterwards, you may slide and remove the wireless card from the motherboard.

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Passo 17

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Gently spread apart the securing clips on each end of the memory-module slot until the memory module pops out.
Slide and remove the memory module afterwards.

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Passo 18

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the CMOS battery found at the bottom right of the laptop out of the socket.

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Passo 19

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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 3mm screw which secures the optical-drive assembly to the computer base
Turn the computer over and using a plastic opening tool, push the optical-drive assembly out of the optical drive bay.
Afterwards, safely pull the optical-drive assembly out of the optical-drive bay.

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Passo 20

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Turn the computer over
Lift the latch securing the optical drive ribbon cable, and disconnect it from the motherboard.
Afterwards, use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5mm screws.

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Passo 21

Turn over the laptop, and safely disconnect the speaker cable.

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Passo 22

Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the computer base.

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Passo 23

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 15 screws that secure the computer base to the palm rest assembly.
Afterwards, safely pry the computer base from the palm rest assembly using a plastic opening tool.
There are 3 different screws used: Three 2mm screws on the edge of the optical drive, two 3mm screws located where the battery was, and ten 8mm screws.

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Passo 24

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 5mm screw that secures the I/O board to the palm-rest assembly.

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Passo 25

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Lift the I/O board and turn it over.
Afterwards, lift the ZIF latch and disconnect the I/O-board cable from the I/O board.

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Passo 26

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Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the heat-sink screws in sequential order, as indicated by the numbers on the heat-sink assembly.
Afterwards lift the heat-sink assembly off the motherboard.

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Passo 27

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Turn the computer over and open the display as far as possible.
Lift the latches for the power button board cable and disconnect it along with the touchpad cable from the motherboard.

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Passo 28

Close the display and turn the computer over.
Proceed to lift the latch which secures the ZIF display cable to the motherboard.
Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.

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Passo 29

Use a Phillips# 0 screwdriver to remove the 3mm screw that secures the motherboard to the palm-rest assembly.
Afterwards, carefully peel the I/O board cable off the palm-rest assembly.

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