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. After you entered the product model, select User Guides and Manuals in Select a Tool box. 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.
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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
Dell Inspiron 5160
Dell Inspiron 6000
Dell Inspiron 600m
Dell Inspiron 630m
Dell Inspiron 7000
Dell Inspiron 700m
Dell Inspiron 710m
Dell Inspiron 7500
Dell Inspiron 8000
Dell Inspiron 8100
Dell Inspiron 8200
Dell Inspiron 8500
Dell Inspiron 8600
Dell Inspiron 9100
Dell Inspiron 9200
Dell Inspiron 9300
Dell Inspiron 9400
Dell Inspiron E1705
Dell Inspiron B120
Dell Inspiron B130
Dell XPS/Inspiron M140
Dell XPS/Inspiron M170
Dell XPS/Inspiron XPS |
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Dell Latitude 100L
Dell Latitude 110L
Dell Latitude C400
Dell Latitude C500
Dell Latitude C510
Dell Latitude C540
Dell Latitude C600
Dell Latitude C610
Dell Latitude C640
Dell Latitude C800
Dell Latitude C810
Dell Latitude C840
Dell Latitude D400
Dell Latitude D410 |
Dell Latitude D500
Dell Latitude D505
Dell Latitude D510
Dell Latitude D600
Dell Latitude D610
Dell Latitude D800
Dell Latitude D810
Dell Latitude L400
Dell Latitude V700
Dell Latitude V710
Dell Latitude V740
Dell Latitude X200
Dell Latitude X300 |
Read more: How I took apart and repaired LCD screen on my Dell Latitude D610 notebook
September 15th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. Been working fine for years then all of a sudden im having an issue starting. Now when i hit the start button, the power indicator,caps lock and # lock all turn green and the fan comes on but this only lasts for 2-3 seconds and then the computer turns off. The hard drive indicator light does not turn green. I have found that when i put upward pressure on the bottom of the laptop and hold that pressure, i can get the hard drive indicator to turn green and consiquently it loads. Once i release pressure the hard drive light is no longer green and that puts the brakes on the loading process.
Troubleshooting already attempted:
-Reseated memory sticks and alternated them into diff slots
-Disipated static by pulling out AC and battery and held down start button for 30 sec.
-Took apart laptop down to motherboard and 1)cleaned fan and heatsink 2)checked DC adapter for bad soder areas 3)checked for loose connections/bad soder areas on MOBO
-Tried starting without various components installed(battery,optic drive, etc)
-Tried numerous outlets
-Switched out AC adapters
I haven’t bought new memory sticks or hard drive yet because i am able to start it with applying the pressure to the bottom of laptop. Although, each time i do that it gets harder and harder to start it that way. I absolutely refuse to buy a new MOBO so i’m hoping that it’s a less expensive fix.
Any comments/ideas/opinions on what to do now? Should i re-do a step? Did i miss anything? I am only a grasshopper…is there a teacher out there who can help?..LOL
September 12th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
im thinking abt buying an used 2007/ inspiron e1705 laptop its still in excellent conditions but the manuals/ instructions and other information the person couldnt find cuz he cant remember where he putted the necessary info about the laptop that i needed to know
im wondering how much is the 2007 worthy now in 2009? he even cant remember the features… memory problem, oh please?
pls advice
September 6th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I have a Dell Latitude C640 Laptop. It is woking on Power Adapter(charger) but not charge the battery, Ii have check its battery it is ok, i also check its power adapter which is also ok. what is the problem. why laptop not charge its battery?
September 1st, 2009 at 8:58 am
Steve,
Thank you for your comments. I’m sure it will help a lot of people. I don’t want your comment to be buried with other comments, so I republished it here.
September 1st, 2009 at 8:35 am
Here is a link to two pictures I took of my screen problem before fixing it.
http://img140.imageshack.us/i/dellscreen024.jpg/
http://img188.imageshack.us/i/dellscreen025.jpg/
September 1st, 2009 at 8:03 am
After doing more research on this ground, it looks like it’s a ground that is used for reducing/eliminating Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). Many PCB’s have what is called a “Guard Ring”, this is a ground-connected track that is around the outer edge of a PCB and does not carry a return current for the circuit but rather is used to serve as a return for EMI that is radiating out of the PCB.
Some of you may recall seeing EMI on your analog TV screen when a motor is running, like a vacuum cleaner. Well, there can be EMI on digital screens as well, but manufacturers usually do a good job of keeping this interference out.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:29 am
To all,
I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 Video Card, Ultra Sharp UXGA LCD screen.
I have finally fixed my laptop’s Video problem. The problem was very similar/same to/as #39 and #132/3 from above. I had what I would call a vertical pixel line (slightly jagged) problem with the screen. Sometimes it was horizontal lines but the lines where not all the way across. It seemed if I went from 32bbp to 16bbp sometimes this would refresh the screen and the problem would go away, but only temporarily. The screen was similar to the pics of #133. I noticed if I put slight flexing pressure on the sides of the laptop I could make the screen problem worse or sometimes better. This is a loose connection problem obviously, but what to fix? I removed the keyboard but left the ribbon cable attached so I could get to the video card and look things over while I had the laptop running. By putting pressure on the main chip on the video card the problem would go away. On top of the main chip there is a cushion on top of it. The underside of the keyboard tray pushes hard up against this cushion and has a copper strip with it to act, I guess, as a heat sink. In time the cushion lost its height and compression to the point where the keyboard tray was no longer pressing hard against it. The PC boards have metal spacers between them. Sometimes these act as a grounding point/connection for them. Having a good ground connection is just as important as a good power connection. It is my belief that because the keyboard tray/frame was no longer applying the same pressure to the video card as in the past, I did not have a firm connection to ground. I added three layers of electrical tape to the top of the cushion on the main chip on the video card and my problem has been fixed.
Hope this helps other people; I am interested to know if it does.
NOTES:
One of my metal risers on the video card came off when I removed it (the video card) to reset it. Earlier on I thought this was the problem and re-soldered it, but that did not fix it. It may have only been one of two problems.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Allan Leku,
It’s possible you have a faulty RAM module. Test it with another known good memory. If still not help, most likely it’s bad motherboard.
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Hello I have a Dell Latitude C510 Laptop. Its running at the speed of 1.8GHZ,RAM is 256MB. when i press the power button light comes for a second nd goes off without laptop coming on.i removed Battey and power with AC adapter directly but stilll have thesame fault. I had to also removed the RAM but still same so pls help me as yesterday when it even came on my chase it shown this error code on screen #M1004 what does that also mean.I tried to install a working Hard disk on it but could not detect it.i need help pls.send me help through my email or forum. lilzo30@yahoo.com
August 19th, 2009 at 11:06 am
hello,
A friend gave me a dell inspiron 2650 it worked fine for a while, when the charger is pluggen in the light is green like the charger is working but the laptop wont power on and no lights light up like it charging. When i press and hold the power on button down it makes a whirring noise and the light blinks green real quick but nothing happens…