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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March 7th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
hi the problem will be on the motherboard. Let me help u identiy what to look for. first take out the keyboard, now u should be looking at the monitor connection one the motherboard. are you with me… i think you are now good… if you look in front of that you in the direction ot the power button you will see some little connections on the mother board they are very fine. you will see two identical ones which are vertical and then another 2 identical ones which are also vertical but smaller than the first two. the you will see one larger one which will be horisontal. Good now that we identiy the are we are looking in look at the first two vertical ones. more than likely the second one in slightly burnt out or bad. The problem could be any one of those but more than likely the second one. i know thich cause mine was burned out
March 4th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Hi cj2600,
Thanks for the advice…
Yes, I can stil see a very faint black out screen…though I can figure out easily that it isnt as black as it should be when the machine is completely off. But it boots up properly sometimes and works fine for an hour or so…you touch it or move it a bit here n there n off goes the screen though the processor still running…
I will check out the screen inverter…
Do you have any idea how much the faulty screen inverter cost?
Thanks.
March 3rd, 2007 at 9:11 am
crazy4u,
Take a closer look at the screen when it turns off. Is it completely black or you still can see a very faint image?
If the image is still there, most likely you have a faulty screen inverter.
March 3rd, 2007 at 12:30 am
I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 — it was working fine for the last 2 years — overheating problems a few times but worked fine again once it cooled down. But for the last few days, every time I turn it on with the AC adapter, the screen goes black. I can hear the processor and fan still running however.
I can turn it on with just the battery and then connect the adaptor to charge though.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be?
February 28th, 2007 at 6:44 am
My wife’s Dell Inspiron 1000 has a problem with the power plug. The one in the laptop. It’s loose, and if you don’t have the external power adapter plugged in just right, it falls back to the battery. The battery sucks, and only holds about a 15 minute charge.
I don’t believe its under warranty anymore, and want to fix it myself. I used to work at Dell testing laptops (and taking them apart), but never worked with an Inspiron.
Does anyone know where I can get an exploded view of the assembly? They used to have these on their webpage for other laptops, but I can’t find them anymore.
February 26th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I have a Dell inspiron 710m laptop. Its been abt 15 months old now. My screen randomly turns out completely black every now and then. We can feel that the processor is still running. I have to shut down the pc. Even if I turn it on again, theres non display except black screen though the processor is still running. I have to wait for few min to an hour to restart it. Can anyone advice me, what the problem might be???
Thanks, in anticipation
February 25th, 2007 at 2:36 am
Philip L,
You can find a replacement fan on eBay, just search for “Inspiron 1200 fan”. If the power jack is located on the motherboard you will have to remove the motherboard from the laptop and re-solder the jack.
February 23rd, 2007 at 7:42 pm
I have a Dell Inspiron 1200, and the Fan has died. Where can I purchase a replacement? Also, it has intermittent trouble charging even though the battery and AC adaptor are both working fine. I believe it is the connection between the adaptor and the computer. (The DC in port). How would I go about re-seating or reparing it?
February 23rd, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I have a Dell Inspiron 2200 notebook, and every time I strike a key on the left side of the keyboard other characters are displayed in addition to the key I initially hit. HELP!!!!! Nothing has been spilled on the keyboard so I don’t understand what the problem is. Any ideas?
lturley_at_optonline.net (replace _at_ with @).
February 23rd, 2007 at 3:39 pm
I have a Inspiron 1150 that had a problem with the computer starting up, the CAPS lock key flashing, then shutting down. I figured out that it was a motherboard problem, so I just installed a new motherboard… Unfortunately, now, it boots up the fan spins, but then it just shuts off. Any ideas?