Dell Inspiron 15-5552 Keyboard Replacement

Written By: Chandler Champion
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Dell Inspiron 15-5552 Keyboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

5 - 15 minutes

Introduction

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    • Make sure the laptop is powered down before you remove the battery.

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    • Locate the battery release switch on the bottom of the laptop.

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    • Slide the battery release switch away from the lock symbol towards the “unlock” position.

    • You can tell that the battery is unlocked once you hear a "click."

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    • Rotate the battery outward by lifting the bottom lip that pops out.

    • Continue rotating the battery towards the top of the laptop until the battery is completely removed.

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    • Keyboard

    • Insert a spudger next to the 5 plastic indents located at the top of the keyboard and gently pry to release the securing clips.

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    • Lift the keyboard off of the computer. *Be careful not to tear the ribbon that attaches the back of the keyboard to the computer when lifting it.*

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    • Flip the keyboard over onto the palm-rest assembly.

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    • Flip the black securing bar near the base of the ribbon with a spudger to release the ribbon from the computer.

Conclusion

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

Author

Chandler Champion

Member since: 23/01/18

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One comment

After reading this it took all of 5 minutes to remove the key board thank you now to see why this computer will not power up!!!

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