Comments on: How To Disassemble Laptop (Dell XPS M1530) http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530 A Resource Oriented Multi Niche Website Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sjarmi http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-10056 sjarmi Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:16:37 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-10056 Hey, is it possible to replace the network connector on M1530. I had the cable in the socket and someone tripped over it and broke the socket so the cable is loose and if i move my computer, i loose data. Is the network connector attached to the motherboard or is it replacable? Hey, is it possible to replace the network connector on M1530. I had the cable in the socket and someone tripped over it and broke the socket so the cable is loose and if i move my computer, i loose data. Is the network connector attached to the motherboard or is it replacable?

]]> By: Rahul http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-10030 Rahul Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:52:40 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-10030 Hiya I was wondering whether I could change the graphic card of my Dell M1530 Laptop. If there is a way to do it. Please kindly guide me. My old one has conked out. I am looking forward to install a new one myself rather than get it done by the company. Thanks a million. Hiya I was wondering whether I could change the graphic card of my Dell M1530 Laptop.
If there is a way to do it. Please kindly guide me.
My old one has conked out. I am looking forward to install a new one myself rather than get it done by the company.
Thanks a million.

]]> By: James http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-10028 James Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:28:53 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-10028 <blockquote><strong>Quote(<a href="#comment-9983" rel="nofollow">Brandon on August 12th, 2010 at 1:20 am</a>):</strong> I am looking to replace the graphics card myself in the same model laptop as shown in the tutorial, beforehand I just want to know if there are any other hidden screws to take out the current graphics card once I have the palm rest off. Do I even need to remove the RAM from the computer, seems unnecessary. Same goes for WLAN card, I understand that the cables need to be disconnected, but does the card itelf need to come out. Maybe an extra step to remove the graphics card would do nicely. I saw a video on doing it for the XPS 1730 on youtube by dell tech support, but still not the same computer. </blockquote> If you are talking about replacing the video card on XPS M1530, you will have to replace the entire motherboard because the video card is integrated 8( . I am actually trying to do this myself because I had the faulty nVidia 8400M GS, which coincidentally decided to blow out a month after my warranty expired XD. The problem I am having now is finding one for sale that was manufactured after nVidia decided to fix the problem because Dell wants almost $700 for a replacement (refurbished mind you!...which will probably have the same defective GPU!!), which is rediculous since I only paid $1100 for the entire laptop a tad over 2 years ago. Then the Dell ass. tried to sell me a new laptop!!! I love this model, but I am really tired of Dell as a company. This is the 2nd piece of harware that I have purchased that has had company admittance to problems, but they will not do anything to help (the first being a 32" monitor that they replaced 5 times with refurbished monitors that all had the same exact problem before my warranty ran out on, which imo should have been upgraded for free).

Quote(Brandon on August 12th, 2010 at 1:20 am):
I am looking to replace the graphics card myself in the same model laptop as shown in the tutorial, beforehand I just want to know if there are any other hidden screws to take out the current graphics card once I have the palm rest off. Do I even need to remove the RAM from the computer, seems unnecessary. Same goes for WLAN card, I understand that the cables need to be disconnected, but does the card itelf need to come out. Maybe an extra step to remove the graphics card would do nicely. I saw a video on doing it for the XPS 1730 on youtube by dell tech support, but still not the same computer.

If you are talking about replacing the video card on XPS M1530, you will have to replace the entire motherboard because the video card is integrated 8( . I am actually trying to do this myself because I had the faulty nVidia 8400M GS, which coincidentally decided to blow out a month after my warranty expired XD. The problem I am having now is finding one for sale that was manufactured after nVidia decided to fix the problem because Dell wants almost $700 for a replacement (refurbished mind you!…which will probably have the same defective GPU!!), which is rediculous since I only paid $1100 for the entire laptop a tad over 2 years ago. Then the Dell ass. tried to sell me a new laptop!!! I love this model, but I am really tired of Dell as a company. This is the 2nd piece of harware that I have purchased that has had company admittance to problems, but they will not do anything to help (the first being a 32″ monitor that they replaced 5 times with refurbished monitors that all had the same exact problem before my warranty ran out on, which imo should have been upgraded for free).

]]> By: Brandon http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-9983 Brandon Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:20:55 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9983 I am looking to replace the graphics card myself in the same model laptop as shown in the tutorial, beforehand I just want to know if there are any other hidden screws to take out the current graphics card once I have the palm rest off. Do I even need to remove the RAM from the computer, seems unnecessary. Same goes for WLAN card, I understand that the cables need to be disconnected, but does the card itelf need to come out. Maybe an extra step to remove the graphics card would do nicely. I saw a video on doing it for the XPS 1730 on youtube by dell tech support, but still not the same computer. I am looking to replace the graphics card myself in the same model laptop as shown in the tutorial, beforehand I just want to know if there are any other hidden screws to take out the current graphics card once I have the palm rest off. Do I even need to remove the RAM from the computer, seems unnecessary. Same goes for WLAN card, I understand that the cables need to be disconnected, but does the card itelf need to come out. Maybe an extra step to remove the graphics card would do nicely. I saw a video on doing it for the XPS 1730 on youtube by dell tech support, but still not the same computer.

]]> By: Dan http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-9937 Dan Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:59:38 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9937 I recently had some issues with my DVD drive, sounding like it was a bit loose i decided to follow your extremely usefu guide to help solve this issue, however I have somehow managed to stop the mouse pad and its buttons working completely. It seems the connector to the strip wire from the mouse pad itself is a bit loose and has now ceased to work at all since opening it up, I'm not under any form of warranty anymore and believe I will just have to use a mouse from now on, does anyone know of any possible solution? I recently had some issues with my DVD drive, sounding like it was a bit loose i decided to follow your extremely usefu guide to help solve this issue, however I have somehow managed to stop the mouse pad and its buttons working completely. It seems the connector to the strip wire from the mouse pad itself is a bit loose and has now ceased to work at all since opening it up, I’m not under any form of warranty anymore and believe I will just have to use a mouse from now on, does anyone know of any possible solution?

]]> By: Dell XPS 1530 won't start! - HTFC Forums http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-9908 Dell XPS 1530 won't start! - HTFC Forums Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:14:11 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9908 [...] contact pressure. These links may prove helpful should we need to 'get inside' M1530 maual and How to dis-assemble. A Google for Dell M1530 faults may yield results, the way to go about fixing these problems is to [...] [...] contact pressure. These links may prove helpful should we need to 'get inside' M1530 maual and How to dis-assemble. A Google for Dell M1530 faults may yield results, the way to go about fixing these problems is to [...]

]]> By: SKK http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-9882 SKK Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:10:43 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9882 James This has been very useful tutorial to open up the Dell XPS M1530. However, in my case the charger pin is broken and stuck inside the DC jack (when a use a new adapter, it doesn't fully go in, but charges the battery on half contact), so my guess is that I've to replace the DC Jack. Would you please provide me instructions on how to replace the DC jack or point me to some tutorial on that. Thanks for your help. SKK James
This has been very useful tutorial to open up the Dell XPS M1530.
However, in my case the charger pin is broken and stuck inside the DC jack (when a use a new adapter, it doesn’t fully go in, but charges the battery on half contact), so my guess is that I’ve to replace the DC Jack.
Would you please provide me instructions on how to replace the DC jack or point me to some tutorial on that.

Thanks for your help.
SKK

]]> By: C Prakash http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-6#comment-9700 C Prakash Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:07:53 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9700 For the Dell XPS M1530, I have a CD drive that is not working. I accidently have inserted a CD twice into it. Pressing eject makes noise. Also, at boot time it makes noise but the drive does not read the CD or eject it. My brother seems to have found a reasonably reliable but risky solution. He uses a small swiss army set's thin blade and sticks it in about half inch (maximum). When you move this sideways in the CD slot without inserting it more than 1/2 in., you will feel a little raise portion (button ?) in the middle. Press that button while pressing the eject button and it works. Definitely risky and not a recommended solution but one that may be tried if really needed. For the Dell XPS M1530, I have a CD drive that is not working. I accidently have inserted a CD twice into it. Pressing eject makes noise. Also, at boot time it makes noise but the drive does not read the CD or eject it. My brother seems to have found a reasonably reliable but risky solution. He uses a small swiss army set’s thin blade and sticks it in about half inch (maximum). When you move this sideways in the CD slot without inserting it more than 1/2 in., you will feel a little raise portion (button ?) in the middle. Press that button while pressing the eject button and it works. Definitely risky and not a recommended solution but one that may be tried if really needed.

]]> By: Andres http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-5#comment-9692 Andres Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:15:53 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9692 Awesome. Thank you very much for your speedy response. I'm going to get the 99% alcohol, open up the laptop, and clean the electronics on the inside. I'm also going to remove and clean the CD drive to see if I can "bring it back to life" before I decide to buy a new one. Again thank you for your response, and for this awesome disassembling article. Andres Awesome. Thank you very much for your speedy response. I’m going to get the 99% alcohol, open up the laptop, and clean the electronics on the inside. I’m also going to remove and clean the CD drive to see if I can “bring it back to life” before I decide to buy a new one.

Again thank you for your response, and for this awesome disassembling article.

Andres

]]> By: James http://ahwee.com/how-to-disassemble-laptop-dell-xps-m1530/comment-page-5#comment-9688 James Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:41:10 +0000 http://www.ahwee.com/?p=756#comment-9688 @Andre 1. What you can use to clean those electronic parts is 99% alcohol. I'm not too sure if you can buy that off the shelves. If you can't thinner is your next best choice. 2. I don't think there's a method to reduce oxidation. Oxidation prevention is done prior to the manufacturing of the product. However, you can try to clean the copper part of the connectors using a towel with alcohol (or thinner). 3. Can't be fixed, must be replaced. 4. It will not accentuate the problem. Don't worry about it. But overtime, dead pixels will of course appear due to wear and tear. @Andre
1. What you can use to clean those electronic parts is 99% alcohol. I’m not too sure if you can buy that off the shelves. If you can’t thinner is your next best choice.

2. I don’t think there’s a method to reduce oxidation. Oxidation prevention is done prior to the manufacturing of the product. However, you can try to clean the copper part of the connectors using a towel with alcohol (or thinner).

3. Can’t be fixed, must be replaced.

4. It will not accentuate the problem. Don’t worry about it. But overtime, dead pixels will of course appear due to wear and tear.

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