Dell Latitude 3510 Keyboard Replacement

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — D-Cover removal (step 1)

At first you should shut down the system and close the screen.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — D-Cover removal (step 2)

With a pick we look for the gap between the C and D cover and carefully go along the sides.

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Battery removal

The case is open but before we do anything stupid remove the battery first

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the extension board

The extension board with USB ports, headphone jack, ethernet and sd-card reader is connected to the motherboard via ribbon cables

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — SSD and Wi-Fi

SSD and Wi-Fi modules are in M2 format and can simply be unscrewed

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — mainboard removal (part 1)

All visible screws on the mainboard should be removed by this time (the heat sink does not have to be removed).

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — mainboard removal (part 2)

If not done already please remove the last connectors from the mainboard so we can remove it from the c-cover

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Removal of fan, speakers and hard disk case

The fan is only screwed down with 2 screws

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — touchpad removal

The touchpad is fixed with 7 screws. Start by loosening the 3 front ones and remove the bracket

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Charging port and ribbon cables

The display should be removed by now. This allows for easy access to the charging port which is secured by a single screw.

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Fingerprint reader and Power button

The ribbon cables we just removed are connected to the power button. To remove it we have to remove two flat-head screws (green circle)

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — We're done!

The last parts we need to remove are the small bridging board between power button and extension board (green rectangle) as well as the ssd bracket (pink rectangle). The bridging board is easily removed by using a spudger and the bracket is removable by pushing it down.