Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Inspiron 15-5579 2-in-1 Service Manual
- Contents
- Before working inside your computer
- After working inside your computer
- Removing the base cover
- Replacing the base cover
- Removing the battery
- Replacing the battery
- Removing the memory modules
- Replacing the memory modules
- Removing the hard drive or the solid-state drive
- Replacing the hard drive or the solid-state drive
- Removing the coin-cell battery
- Replacing the coin-cell battery
- Removing the wireless card
- Replacing the wireless card
- Removing the status-light board
- Replacing the status-light board
- Removing the touchpad
- Replacing the touchpad
- Removing the speakers
- Replacing the speakers
- Removing the fan
- Replacing the fan
- Removing the heat sink
- Replacing the heat sink
- Removing the power-adapter port
- Replacing the power-adapter port
- Removing the power and volume-buttons board
- Replacing the power and volume-buttons board
- Removing the I/O board
- Replacing the I/O board
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- Removing the display assembly
- Replacing the display assembly
- Removing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Replacing the palm-rest and keyboard assembly
- Removing the display panel
- Replacing the display panel
- Removing the display cable
- Replacing the display cable
- Removing the display back-cover and antenna assembly
- Replacing the display back-cover and antenna assembly
- Removing the camera
- Replacing the camera
- Removing the sensor board
- Replacing the sensor board
- Downloading drivers
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Replacing the hard drive or the solid-state
drive
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow
the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After
working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Hard drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the hard drive.
Procedure
1. Align the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket with the screw holes on the hard drive.
2. Replace the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
NOTE: Steps 3 and 4 apply if the storage device is an M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
3. Install the interposer to the hard-drive bracket.
a. Align the screw holes on the interposer with the screw holes on the hard-drive bracket.
b. Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secure the interposer to the hard-drive bracket.
4. Install the M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
a. Align the notch on the M.2 solid-state drive with the tab on the solid-state drive slot.
b. Slide the M.2 solid-state drive firmly into the solid-state drive slot at an angle.
c. Align the screw hole on the M.2 solid-state drive with the screw hole on the hard-drive bracket.
d. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the M.2 solid-state drive to the hard-drive bracket.
5. Connect the interposer to the hard-drive assembly.
6. Align the screw holes on the hard-drive assembly with the screw holes on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
7. Replace the screws three (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
8. Route the hard-drive cable through the routing guides on the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
9. Connect the hard-drive cable to the system board.
10. Adhere the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
Post-requisites
Replace the base cover.
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