Dell: Inspiron 14R-N4010 Hard Drive Replace / Dis-assembly

Dell: Inspiron 14R-N4010 Hard Drive Replace / Dis-assembly - Part 1

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Dell: Inspiron 14R-N4010
Hard drive replace & dis-assembly.
My first shot at a tutorial video. Figured it'd be fun.
Not entirely too enthused about how it turned out, I see where I could have done a lot better, and will hope to improve upon in future repair videos.
I know. Probably could have done without some crude & foul commentary. But what can I do to inject my own style into my own videos?
Also, I do see a few too many repair videos that have no commentary. Music, silence, or written word. As well as, lack dialogue about small details or warnings to watch out for while doing a repair on laptops, which could possibly be easier to destroy, than they are to fix.
I do hope this proved to helpful in your repair endeavors.
Views & opinions are of my own & do not reflect those of my employer.
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@nedflanders5302 7 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best instructor ever on YT, information/maintenance wise. The cussing reminds me of working with my grandfather when I was a kid. Fucking A!

@J4TFOI 6 жыл бұрын

My method could have been a lot better & minimized speaking outside of providing instructions. Not bad, decent first tutorial/instructional video though.

@LaGaspa 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. It helped to *NOT* pull the HD on a customer's computer!!! It was suffering from BSOD, even with a live Disc. So I needed to get the drive out to backup their files....it's not worth the time and headache at $25 for the first 4GB, $10 each additional 4GB (my charge for data retrieval).

@ConnieRyder 12 жыл бұрын

You are awesome to film this! I sat on the phone for an hour 20 with Dell tech support trying to figure out how to disassemble my Inspiron without screwing it up and all 5 tech guys couldn't help. Finally, one guy said "go to KZfaq" and there was this vid. Thanks for posting this -- it saved my bacon.

@alexchejlyk7764 10 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the vid! The guy who designed this p.o.s. should be forced to perform a hard drive replacement on this laptop every 90 minutes for the rest of his working life!

@richlarue11 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting the series of three videos. Saved me from hours of frustration. What a pain in the butt just to change a hard drive. Dell never would have helped this much. Very Well Done. And thanks again!

@dataforgesys 12 жыл бұрын

your first video was fine, helped me out to replace the drive on mine. It's ridiculous the amount of work this model takes just to swap the drive.

@ItsMeHJ 2 жыл бұрын

Its been so long you uploaded this, but srsly thanks A LOT man!!! Like its my dad's laptop, which I want to give him like a surprise. Again thanks for telling that we can use the test drive. THANKS

@lukkabaluka 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial~ I did quite a number on the palm rest trying to remove it without first removing the optical drive. There were three screws securing the palm rest to the bottom side of the plastic case that could only be accessed by first removing the optical drive~ Oh well~ This was a good first try at this sort of thing

@lukkabaluka 10 жыл бұрын

It was those three extra screws!! That you had after reassembling it with the test drive~ They could not be removed without first removing the optical drive

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

Luke Dodds Yea. Those screws were rather annoying when working on this.

@bhuvanaishwaran3891 11 жыл бұрын

This was really brilliant and it was very help full. I never opened laptop so far in my life. this is the first time replace the hard drive after viewing the you tube. very much thankyou and god bless you.

@fx3y 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Helped my dad to upgrade his laptop to SSD after watching this video

@J4TFOI 12 жыл бұрын

Haha! That's awesome! Glad to hear I was able to assist where they could not. That sounds very similar to where the local Geek Squad has referred their customers to my store, because they don't go anywhere near doing any kind of repairs that involve the motherboard.

@mrgoutamg 10 жыл бұрын

Dell Inspiron N4010 designer very cleaver. They know easy process know every one. If change anything everyone go to Dell Service center and repair this model. They collect more $$$$

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. You can see that same method in practice by automobile manufacturer's as well. Although I'm doubtful that even their trained technicians find it to be any less of a headache to work on.

@dontillman 9 жыл бұрын

This helped me. I was stuck on being astonished with the hard drive being inaccessible to begin with. Thank u!

@J4TFOI 9 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Harveybutt 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this thorough instructional video. Even though there were a few slight variations in the model I worked on, all went well. This is the first laptop I've ever torn into, so I wouldn't even have known where to start without your tutorial. Thanks again...

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of assistance. Cheers!

@coachpienaar 10 жыл бұрын

You're a legend! Thanks so much for this vid. Just upgraded my wife's Dell with no hassle (well, I forgot to put the LCD cable back, but got that sorted quick).

@PinefrostLT 8 жыл бұрын

+coachpienaar Upgrade what? CPU? RAM? Display? If you Upgrade CPU then what's your old and your new? please answer me! :D

@PinefrostLT 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply then :D

@murtuzanaqvi9898 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing video.. It helped me replace my heat sink fan couple months ago.. today I finally replaced my defunct HDD with a SSD.. OS installation in progress so hope all is good.... cheers

@aaryanrane421 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely you're the only cool guy doing that.... HUUGGGGGGGE THANKS BRUH...!!!!

@J4TFOI 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@g.gekko.7949 11 жыл бұрын

this is the second video i have seen on how to do this.

@30leisl 11 жыл бұрын

This video is pretty good . . . except that we still had hours of frustration. Nothing was said about the three little screws holding the case in on the right side over the dvd drive. We broke part of the side trying to get that off. Also, there is nothing about the fragility of the holding/locking clips for the ribbon(s) on the motherboard, particularly the one for the keyboard! We were in the dark about the locking clip particularly. This has been the most difficult part!

@lordharrier9247 12 жыл бұрын

I just used this vid to swap a bad harddrive on this model pc. Someone needs to fire the designer. Thanks!

@moreinfopc 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I glad someone else feels the same way about dell forethought on design... throw away laptops!!

@michealstar3553 10 жыл бұрын

There are 3 more little screws under the dvd-drive. You have to slide it out to remove those 3 screws BEFORE you can start peeling the top cover off.

@lukkabaluka 10 жыл бұрын

Another suggestion~ Those white power connector cables for the fan, dc connection, and sound system are actually pretty tricky to disconnect... I really had to struggle with them, and worried I would break something trying to unseat them~ Maybe give a couple pointers about working with this~ But overall, I made a lot of progress digging into a laptop for the first time. Thanks much!

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

Was pretty sure I might have mentioned something about that. It can be super easy to mess up connectors & tabs on ribbon cables without trying. Finding that balance with using not enough & too much force can be aggravating at times.

@GabrielRodriguez-um8fi 6 жыл бұрын

I had to upgrade the same model as yours however the configuration is kind of different. I had to remove the screen in order to remove the motherboard and get that new ssd in. Great thinking but critical thinking sure comes in handy.

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

If you follow the steps, you'll have full access to the fan.

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

I outright lost it somewhere into laptop first time I took it apart/put it back together. I used something to lodge the ribbon cable in place. It wasn't perfect, but it kept the ribbon cable in place. I found it when I took it apart again. Still used something to lodge it in place to be safe though.

@KibaThrowsPuppies 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you "One Cool Guy that Does That." I've known about this laptop model for a long time and it's stupid case design. I swear it was because Dell wants you to send it to them for replacement, instead of simply opening the one panel and swapping the hard drive. >.<

@InternetLad 12 жыл бұрын

Yes, I replaced the stock HDD which failed with a 120 GB Agility 3 and it works fine. There is no reason you can't replace most any modern laptop's HDD with an SSD. It gives you a huge performance increase, extends battery life and runs cooler and quieter. If you can foot the bill and don't mind the outrageously hard (by comparison) swap on this model, I say do it.

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. In a way it's like cars. The more complex it is to work on, the less likely the end user consumer will work on it. Where someone else gets paid for repairs.

@corollatime 12 жыл бұрын

thanks! I've done a Dell Inspiron N5050..It's a little easier than this one, the HDD is on top of the mobo, but still it's rediculous just to get to the hdd. Cool Vid!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

I had actually broke a few tabs & clips on this one while working on (don't tell the customer. shhh!) Whatever you broke, it's also very possible to fix.

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

It was a headache, but with some patience, totally doable. You had a bigger problem than just faulty ram causing the BSOD?

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

That will identify whether it's a hardware or software problem.

@corollatime 12 жыл бұрын

Dam.. this is a lot of work! How much do you charge to do this kind of work?

@nojunkorspam 11 жыл бұрын

The engineer who designed this laptop needs to be fired immediately, but considering that this is Dell they were probably given a promotion (Dell's complete disregard for reliability is the reason I am forced to hate their junk products). Thank you for making Dell's miserable process a little less miserable.

@TomasEcheverriValencia 10 жыл бұрын

You're awesome! thank you so much

@sarmusamsara9484 9 жыл бұрын

Got stuck trying to pull the plate up after removing the key board. Wish I knew/could see how he pulled up the silver part of the plate without breaking the silver part with holes in it. Sliced my thumb in several spots just trying to lift it up and it wouldn't budge yet he just "popped it off". Seriously Dell, were you trying to make this a pain in the butt to do so people would take this to technicians? Wish I had a decent small screw driver set. Looks like that's what he uses to "pop" things out of place.

@J4TFOI 9 жыл бұрын

If you have trouble removing it, you're most likely overlooking screws or tabs holding it in place. A few times during the videos I did things a little out of order & made note of them, so it is advised to watch a bit ahead to make sure you catch what I missed doing in order. Taking time & patience usually works out the worst of these laptops. You can get a decent small screwdriver set for less than $5.

@johntarun9177 10 ай бұрын

Need to use thin flat screw driver set to pull out the sides slowly

@jerryratner1859 10 жыл бұрын

Great job -- huge help! Thanks!

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@helljav69 11 жыл бұрын

Hey Dude, very good video!!! It was very helpful, I am begining to workfixing peoples laptops and pc, lol I need some cash!!! anyway Thank you very much!!!!

@hentosama 11 жыл бұрын

A Relative New laptop that you need to dissasemble completly to replace/change the hard drive AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE, this was on my list to buy, but i will get something else, thanks for video! ill follow it if i ever get oen of these monstrosities

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Thought I did mention that at some point because I did end up breaking one of the clips myself. Used some random object to apply enough pressure to hold ribbon cable in place.

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Yea. Really have to try to be careful & "gentle" when working on these laptops. Can almost be too easy to break stuff.

@bluevigilante4577 6 жыл бұрын

thank you this video helped me a lot because ive been wanting to clean my hard drive bc my uncle got a virus on it but i didnt know where to start but will any i5 core hard drive work

@J4TFOI 6 жыл бұрын

As long as the drive matches form factor & interface type you should be good.

@DaePryce 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, One Cool Guy !!!!!!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Could swore I mentioned some of those points during my 3 videos. I did forget about the 3 screws by dvd drive on my first go at this. Cracked portion of the frame in that area. I see I forgot to put those screws back when I put it together the first time. And I had broke at least one of the clips holding in the ribbon cables. Oops. Laptops can be very notorious for their soft plastic tabs & their toughness can vary even amongst same models.

@digitalnoise3175 8 жыл бұрын

Mencionaste los 3 tornillos escondidos cuando perdí 15 minutos buscándolos y casi lo arranco alv

@brunoalves1980 7 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@J4TFOI 6 жыл бұрын

Any time!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Yea.You have bigger problem than wifi to resolve. It could be hardware issue, or software, whether it be drivers, networking management software, firewall, or picked up something nasty blocking all of it out. If the software itself has been messed up enough, it may be best to reformat. At this point I'd check to see if usb/network stuff works in safe mode or Ubuntu.

@InternetLad 12 жыл бұрын

these units are SUCH pains. My wife had an HDD fail and when I realized I had to literally disassemble the whole PC just to get to the HDD I nearly flipped.

@iron_buddha 11 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video, helped me out a lot! also, don't worry about the cursing, man. i fuckin loved it :P

@J4TFOI 12 жыл бұрын

Some random size philips precision point.

@J4TFOI 12 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't know. Haven't had a 14z come through the shop.

@nitiolis 4 жыл бұрын

JUST. THANKS MAN

@thehistoricalidiots7442 10 жыл бұрын

can you do a tutorial on how to change the hinges of this laptop pls?

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

I haven't had my hands on this laptop since I recorded these videos. I did find a guide on how to replace it the hinges. You still need to do some disassembly that I showed here & this guide should help with the rest. laptoppartstore.weebly.com/replace-dell-inspiron-14r-n4010-lcd-hinges.html

@thehistoricalidiots7442 10 жыл бұрын

thankyou very much.

@Krisabel3 11 жыл бұрын

It worked perfectly fine on ubuntu, then I went to install win 8 and sometimes its shows in Bios and will start up ubuntu but it never shows in windows installer..

@bigboss8711 9 жыл бұрын

excelent!!!!!!!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

I think someone reported on one of these videos that they had no problem with getting an SSD running on this model. Does it appear/work on other computers or as an external?

@michaeldelrio7998 4 жыл бұрын

Hi at 11:05 there's mention of one screw that's different on the board "ground for the LCD screen", what type of screwdriver do I need for this one? Thanks!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Is there network connectivity when connecting a lan cable?

@KillaCommieFerMommie 10 жыл бұрын

I got ALL the screws out... and even with a small flat screwdriver, I could not pry out the keyboard... Just ended up popping off the individual keys.... WTH

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

You have to aim for edge of the keyboard. It might have had tabs that also held it in place.

@PinefrostLT 8 жыл бұрын

+KillaCommieFerMommie there are some small screws that you maybe forgot to take it all out. like some screws near battery tray. that's some kind of annoying too. and there's a latch broken near esc button when I attempt to pry the keyboard out. after that. I broke a screw at CD tray. What the hulk???????? that damn screw is now dead. x shape in normal. now it's o shape. WTF???? planning on using Epoxy glue to make another screw on it and take it out. tried with super glue. and it doesn't work.

@kennedysaucedo2485 10 жыл бұрын

The button you use to release the battery is broken can you please show me how to fix the button

@Whatthefuckisgoingon 9 жыл бұрын

lol i just did this same exact computer and said the same exact thing... now im gettin now power from ac adapter wondering if it was bad already or i left something disconnected but i do not feel like taking it back apart lol

@J4TFOI 9 жыл бұрын

+Whatthefuckisgoingon After taking it apart once, it wasn't anywhere near as tedious the second time through.

@Whatthefuckisgoingon 9 жыл бұрын

true i took apart quickly the second time found out the power cable was aloose lol

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Probably eBay. MAYBE Newegg. But I could rarely convince my boss to buy stuff from anywhere other than eBay.

@areseeve 11 жыл бұрын

do you have any video on how to clean the fan of dell n4010?

@9wrongnumber 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video ..... and you are funny bro

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is. All the work required to access something so simple, that their own repair staff has same chances of fucking up something else, when attempting to replace the HDD as well.

@joseluciano4576 10 жыл бұрын

muito bom

@dcasey3772 11 жыл бұрын

Norm.thanks dude..I had to replace an entire mobo in one of these monsters and this video saved my life. Not a hard drive. THE MOTHERBOARD.NEVER seen such a poorly designed piece of junk in my life. This was an I7 chip, not even that old but just out of "warranty". Dell?. Are you listening?. 1st laptop I ever worked on where you could not replace the hard drive by turning upside down & rmvg couple screws.DO NOT BUY DELL INSPIRON LAPTOP. I'm a rpr tech and buy a Toshiba..or Acer.or PACKARD BELL

@mhdzaki 7 жыл бұрын

it's true, fucking design!

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@utubefbvk90 11 жыл бұрын

mate can i take the cooler fan out without unscrewing the electronic board??

@redeyeskev 12 жыл бұрын

can i put a SSD into this? I think my hard drive is gone so I need to replace it... So much positive comments here means I'm at the right place!

@AdonisSardinas 11 жыл бұрын

Here is a link to the dell manual for it, Refer to page 39 support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5520/en/om14R/OM_en.pdf

@deanhome1 12 жыл бұрын

hey i appreciate the video i agree they should have made it easier to get to the hard drive. One can only figure that they want you to goto dell to fix it or just an idiot thanks again it sucks in a tech shop aspect you can't charge a whole hell of allot to change a drive but damn look at all the work

@1208Silverize 12 жыл бұрын

hey dude, does this one came with a slot were you can put a sim card in? its in the battery compartment. mine doenst have it though

@rockfreak285 11 жыл бұрын

im trying to put a wireless network on dell inspirion 4110 and it doesnt find my network its open but not detecting and i try to install the network adaptor and there is no network on there brand new computer 23 years old never used because no network plz help ty

@J4TFOI 10 жыл бұрын

I charge nothing less than $75 for labor when I have to access the laptop motherboard like this.

@ParaLegalStar 12 жыл бұрын

WOW - What an incredibly stupid design. All that just to upgrade a lousy hard-drive?!? - On the other hand: What a great way to hustle a few extra bucks from Dell owners who are too intimidated to attempt this operation by themselves. Thanks for the excellent video instructions !!

@yamahadude157 11 жыл бұрын

damn latch for the keyboard ribbon cable broke on mine !!!!!!!!! Guess the laptop is a total loss now !

@hotdias 5 жыл бұрын

Me ajuda a descobrir a senha do setup?? O notebook Dell inpiron n4010

@Etherionix 11 жыл бұрын

I agree with the author of this video. Dell fucked up when it designed this POS.

@rockfreak285 11 жыл бұрын

no there not because it keeps popping up no network drivers and i look in the device manger saying no network but theres no yellow ?

@RaiYuu101 11 жыл бұрын

Where did u buy the hard drive from?

@zdubduke 9 жыл бұрын

I feel your frustration. Have had two different Dell laptops both with broken PLASTIC grommets at the screen hinge that are impossible to repair. An otherwise nice 14" laptop marred by brain dead designers.

@momijija 10 жыл бұрын

Anyone know about how much to charge someone to do this?

@rockfreak285 11 жыл бұрын

i tryed in safe mode and it doesnt work im going to retry to install windows 7 agian and drivers

@J4TFOI 12 жыл бұрын

Generally $50-$75 labor.

@aasishayu1002 8 жыл бұрын

Would you like to help me? i have got dell inspirion 14 i5-4210U i want to reseat my internal harddrive but i dont know how to open it.

@J4TFOI 8 жыл бұрын

+Xuyan Rai II Not familiar with that model.

@1221Ralph 8 жыл бұрын

+J4TFOI pretty sure that is the type of CPU it has lol

@Krisabel3 11 жыл бұрын

Anybody have an issue with putting an SSD in these N4010? mine wont show in Bios

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

FUCK YEA!

@momahdy 12 жыл бұрын

can it run call of duty black ops ?

@rajgohil4985 10 жыл бұрын

in acer 4520 is so easy to replace.. crap not buying this laptop

@J4TFOI 11 жыл бұрын

Speculation is that it was poorly designed because they already can't see straight.

@cdcamaro 11 жыл бұрын

All this for a FN hard drive replacement!!!!!

@rockfreak285 11 жыл бұрын

no there is not i might try to get network card and the usb doesnt work

@J4TFOI 12 жыл бұрын

I see no reason that you shouldn't be able to do this.

@rockfreak285 11 жыл бұрын

2 to 3 years old not 23

@michealstar3553 10 жыл бұрын

all I wanted to do is copy over 120 gig to another pc... It would take 2 hours to copy through usb, so I figured to just take out the hdd and save some time.... F*CKING DELL!