If you want to take apart a Dell laptop you can find very clear step-by-step laptop service manuals on Dell website. Here is the link where you can view or download service manuals for the below listed laptops. You can search Dell database by a service tag located on the bottom of your laptop or by the product model. Dell has changed the website, and now it’s even easier to find a manual you need, just click on Manuals link and select your system. Dell offers laptop service manuals in many languages in HTML and PDF formats.
You’ll find a lot of spare parts for Dell laptops here.
You will find service manuals for the following Dell Inspiron, XPS and Latitude laptops.
| Dell Inspiron 1000 Dell Inspiron 1100 Dell Inspiron 1150 Dell Inspiron 1200 Dell Inspiron 1300 Dell Inspiron 2000 Dell Inspiron 2100 Dell Inspiron 2200 Dell Inspiron 2500 Dell Inspiron 2600 Dell Inspiron 2650 Dell Inspiron 3000 Dell Inspiron 300m Dell Inspiron 3200 Dell Inspiron 3500 Dell Inspiron 3700 Dell Inspiron 3800 Dell Inspiron 4000 Dell Inspiron 4100 Dell Inspiron 4150 Dell Inspiron 5000 Dell Inspiron 5000e Dell Inspiron 500m Dell Inspiron 5100 Dell Inspiron 510m |
Dell Inspiron 5150 |
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Dell Latitude 100L |
Dell Latitude D500 |
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April 24th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Hi Michael,
Here is my guess. Most likely you can install the second hard drive instead the existing DVD/CD-Rom drive. After a quick search on ebay I was able to find the second hard drive enclosure for Dell Latitude D810 series. You install the drive inside the laptop you have to remove the optical drive first.
April 24th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
I see where you can purchase a second disk drive for D810 laptops, but I don’t see in the service manuals where the secondary disk drive is located or how to install. Is this second drive internal or external? If it is internal, where would installation instructions be?
March 26th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Dell has a lot of service manuals available online. Some of these manuals do not cover all disassembly steps, like in your case. Some of these manuals cover everything, like Dell Inspiron 1100. Try to find a model similar to yours. I hope it helps.
March 26th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I can’t get a service guide that shows how to remove/replace the failed CD/DVD on an Inspiron 1000.
The site you list will give you a user’s manual and a guide to replacing the hard drive — but nothing about replacing cd/dvd. Presumably that info ids in a service manual that doesn’t appear to be available online — not at the site listed.