Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Removing Dell Inspiron 1150 Battery
  • 1 step
  • Removing the Palm Rest (Top Cover)
  • 2 steps
  • Removing Dell Inspiron 1150 Optical drive
  • 1 step

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Step 1

              Removing Dell Inspiron 1150 Battery
  • Place the laptop upside down on a clean, flat surface.
  • Locate the battery release button with the padlock symbol above it.
  • Slide the battery release button towards the padlock symbol and hold it there. Note that the button is spring loaded and will return if released.
  • The battery is now released from the battery compartment.
  • Gently remove the battery from the side of the laptop.

Place the laptop upside down on a clean, flat surface.

Locate the battery release button with the padlock symbol above it.

Slide the battery release button towards the padlock symbol and hold it there. Note that the button is spring loaded and will return if released.

The battery is now released from the battery compartment.

Gently remove the battery from the side of the laptop.

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Step 2

              Removing the Palm Rest (Top Cover)
  • Position the computer upside down.
  • Remove the twelve M2.5 x 8-mm screws.
  • Remove the M2.5 x 4-mm screw from the battery bay

Position the computer upside down.

Remove the twelve M2.5 x 8-mm screws.

Remove the M2.5 x 4-mm screw from the battery bay

Step 3

  • Position the computer keyboard side up.
  • Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws from the top of the palm rest.
  • Disconnect the mouse pad cable from the main board.
  • Separate the palm rest from the base by lifting its inside edge. Start at the back center.
  • Be careful to avoid damaging the palm rest while separating it from the base.

Position the computer keyboard side up.

Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws from the top of the palm rest.

Disconnect the mouse pad cable from the main board.

Separate the palm rest from the base by lifting its inside edge. Start at the back center.

Be careful to avoid damaging the palm rest while separating it from the base.

Step 4

              Removing Dell Inspiron 1150 Optical drive
  • Locate the optical disk drive on the bottom left hand side of the laptop.
  • Remove the single screw holding the optical disk drive in the chassis.
  • Remove the optical disk drive by gently pulling on the outer edge.

Locate the optical disk drive on the bottom left hand side of the laptop.

Remove the single screw holding the optical disk drive in the chassis.

Remove the optical disk drive by gently pulling on the outer edge.

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

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Nick - Jul 20, 2011

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This guide is incorrect, please see http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy… for a version that will actually take the promised two minutes.