This is a LONG video about a member of the Dell Inspiron 15-5000 series. Everything had to be disassembled and swapped to a whole new frame. This machine had to be fully disassembled (excluding the screen/lid) to replace the keyboard. There is a lot to like about this kind of laptop design, but the inability to do a keyboard replacement rather than an entire palmrest/frame replacement is not one of those things.

0:00 Intro
1:15 Unscrew bottom cover
2:14 Remove DVD drive/hidden screws
3:17 Pry off the bottom cover
4:55 Everything has to come out
5:41 Remove the motherboard
12:38 WARNING: hidden connectors
15:00 Battery, hard drive, USB board, etc.
18:24 LCD cable, power button board
20:43 Remove L/R speakers
21:42 Front indicator light board
23:18 Remove touchpad assemblies
25:22 Reassembly; touchpad install
33:05 Reinstall L/R speakers and wires
35:55 Battery install; backlight cable woes
38:25 Install hard drive/SSD assembly
39:24 Install power button board
40:40 Install USB board
42:24 Put LCD/lid assembly under frame
44:26 Feed LCD data cable through frame
45:30 Connect power button board
46:18 Place motherboard; check all cables
50:47 Keyboard backlight cable routing problems
55:20 Keyboard connector: check for removable film
57:10 Left hinge and wireless card
59:48 I HATE THIS BACKLIGHT CABLE
1:03:00 Cleaning dirty CPU fan and cover
1:03:55 Bottom cover & DVD drive screws
1:09:20 Cleaning the dirty LCD
1:11:16 All done!

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