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    plz Help too remove the keyboard

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Droper, Feb 19, 2011.

  1. Droper

    Droper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guyz i am trying too replace the hhd at the insipirion 15r (N5010) follow this guide..
    But when i go to take over the keyboard at the midle it stucks..At the corners i can pull it up but at the midle no..
    Are there any screws that i have to remove to take off the keyboard?
     
  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Okay for starters your link is for the hard drive.

    The N5010 can have a screw for the keyboard in the RAM cover (later models). Pre-2011 there was no screw, sometimes there is double sided tape.
     
  3. Droper

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    Yes the guide is for the hard drive ..But to remove it i must remove first the keyboard..So is there any screw at ram session that handles the keyboard?
     
  4. semifast

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    There is a screw you need to remove under the cover where the ram is. The service manual doesn't mention it. It is close to the screw that holds the cover on, and is fairly hard to see becasue it's deeply recessed.

    Once that screw is out, push in on the 4 tabs at the top of the keyboard and it should come up just enough you can get a hold of it and then pull it towards the screen to remove it from the bottom tabs.
     
  5. Droper

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    I see here that there is no screw buts an adhesive tape under the left side of the keyboard which is tightly holding it in place..this is what the man says at notes..So i must just pull up the keyboard with strenth?
    I am afraid that it may breaks..
     
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    That video is missing some steps, probably was taken apart more than once. for example, he pulls the dvd drive out without removing the screw that holds it in place, another screw that is under the base plate.

    Did you look for the screw I told you about ? I suppose different 15rs could be assembled in different ways, but I doubt it. Why would Dell use adhesive tape instead of a screw ?

    I've removed the keyboard from 3 different 15r's and all of them had the screw holding the keyboard. Watch the video and you can see there's no tape holding the keyboard down. It comes out very easy, but that's because the screw under the cover has already been removed.
     
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    i cant remove the screw cause its head is damaged ...
     
  8. semifast

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    I'd take it to a workshop or machine shop then because you can't remove the keyboard if that screw is in there.
     
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