# Anyone ever open a Dell laptop? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 19, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360 "2006-02-19T18:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/1 "2006-02-19T18:17:48Z")
I’m afraid if I open it, I’ll lose warranty… Is it somehow protected from morons like me opening it with a seal or anything? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/2 "2006-02-19T18:18:56Z")
Lol, mine has been opened several times… I dont remember breaking any seals to do it on my INspiron 9100, but it might be different with other models. Why do you wanna open it ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/3 "2006-02-19T18:19:33Z")
why do you need to open it up… you can get to the hdd and ram w/o voiding your warrenty ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/4 "2006-02-19T18:21:30Z")
A few of my keys died due to slight beer spillage at a gig. I saved most of em by spraying contact cleaner, but I’m afraid I’m gonna need to take the keyboard out to fix the problem. Also, is the keyboard replaceable? ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/5 "2006-02-19T18:22:02Z")
it will void the warrenty. there are stickers and seals that youw ould have to break inorder to open it up. laptops are a PITA to put back together 2. took me like an hour to to ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/6 "2006-02-19T18:22:31Z")
> [@DarkkstaR](#): > > A few of my keys died due to slight beer spillage at a gig. > > I saved most of em by spraying, but I’m afraid I’m gonna need to take the keyboard out to fix the problem. > > Also, is the keyboard replaceable? alot of laptop keyboards are replaceable ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/7 "2006-02-19T18:23:13Z")
> [@DrDoS](#): > > it will void the warrenty. there are stickers and seals that youw ould have to break inorder to open it up. laptops are a PITA to put back together 2. took me like an hour to to That’s what I wanted to know. Do you have any suggestions on how to go about this? I was planning on taking the keyboard out completely, using warm water all over the place, and then letting it air dry for a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/8 "2006-02-19T18:23:27Z")
keyboard should be able to get taken off w/o taking it apart look at the bottom under the alt / control keys… you should see little releases… it might be above the top row… you shoul dbe able to get your kwyboard off that way… there will most likely be one or two screws that you can unscrew from the bottom of the laptop to release the keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/9 "2006-02-19T18:23:55Z")
Awesome. I will look now. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/10 "2006-02-19T18:25:35Z")
there will also be a ribbon connecting the keyboard to the laptop… you should be able to jsut pull it off… there might be a little plastic release that u have to lift first… but look up the instruction manual online for your laptop, it should give you instructions on how to do it… ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/11 "2006-02-19T18:25:41Z")
it’s an inspiron 5150 if that helps any. edit: ok will do ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/12 "2006-02-19T18:28:30Z")
> [@krazyjon](#): > > there will also be a ribbon connecting the keyboard to the laptop… you should be able to jsut pull it off… there might be a little plastic release that u have to lift first… but look up the instruction manual online for your laptop, it should give you instructions on how to do it… yup. excatlly ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/13 "2006-02-19T18:32:14Z")
Dell usually labels any screws on the bottom, too. Look for any marked “K”. These will need to come out to remove the keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/14 "2006-02-19T18:33:58Z")
I got her out, piece of cake. Warm water, air dry? I put a nice gouge in my LCD screen, so to test her, I put two in there. Har har, shes strong. The screwdriver dug in good…lol. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/15 "2006-02-19T22:07:47Z")
Dells suck when you try to put them back together once you have had the keyboard out… ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/16 "2006-02-20T13:26:23Z")
Alright…30 bucks for the keyboard shipped, new oem. Not too bad I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/17 "2006-02-20T13:32:00Z")
sucks that happened. who spilled the beer? ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/18 "2006-02-20T13:42:13Z")
Some random girl, when he was upstairs!! if I remember correctly hahaha ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/19 "2006-02-20T13:58:23Z")
> [@zero assault](#): > > Some random girl, when he was upstairs!! > > if I remember correctly hahaha what did the 5 fingers say to the face…ohh man that girl woulda got it ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360/20 "2006-02-20T14:14:01Z")
> [@FormulaLS1](#): > > Dells suck when you try to put them back together once you have had the keyboard out… I’ve never had a problem with the ones I have done for work… There are like 5 screws and a ribbon connector… [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-ever-open-a-dell-laptop/8360.md?page=2)