How to Disassembly/Assembly Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series SSD Change RAM Change

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@TechLive3D 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video! Glad it was straight to the point, no talking and just clearly showed exactly how to disassemble this specific model. I don’t think I would have figured out that I had to pop off the keyboard and CD drive to find more hidden screws without this video! 5 stars!

@samwu434 5 ай бұрын

EXACTLY. i was getting frustrated....

@haroldfarnal8996 4 жыл бұрын

So that's why I can't remove the cover, there are a couple of more screws under the keyboard. Thanks!

@Anonymous_Music 3 жыл бұрын

Same problem

@lnbt1 3 жыл бұрын

is that why we have to remove the keyboard first? That's bad design.

@nicoleproudfoot1495 2 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@alinium 2 жыл бұрын

This was so much harder to open than it should be

@JmelBst 2 жыл бұрын

Same issue here. Now the problem comes in putting it all back together again. Whew. Good grief!

@CarolKlatt 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I was really stuck. It was one of the hardest laptops to take apart that I’ve ever seen.

@gmichaloski3367 4 жыл бұрын

This is the third time I've watched this to do work on my wife's laptop. I appreciate the lighting, camera angle, and brevity

@nickking360 5 жыл бұрын

Just followed this to fit more ram and a ssd, easy enough to do but not as easy as my other laptops that simply had a compartment with a lid to remove! Thanks for the video.

@stevethea5250 4 жыл бұрын

4:14 WHERE DID THE DRIVE COMB FROM

@cthuIhuhoop 4 жыл бұрын

Steve Thea it was his own. I know very late but yeah 😂 he took out a HDD and was putting in an SSD

@truestory2227 4 жыл бұрын

besides backing up the data, what else needs to be done when the computer is booted up???

@meghroddur123 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful! I've upgraded my dell laptop’s HDD to SSD following this video! Many thanks!

@ZeStealthyPwn 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Thank you!

@storyvlahos1736 5 жыл бұрын

wasn't as trivial as I thought it would be. 2 suggestions - 1, if you've never disconnected one of the newer data/ribbon cables that most of these laptops have, be sure to flip up the black locking mechanism first. I attempted to 'yank' out that keyboard cable and almost ruined it in the process. Only other suggestion is do pay attention to that DVD drive data cable. The cable and harness are attached to the rear cover that you will be lifting out (it's not so evident in this video) and as long as you make sure the sata connector is still in place and you feed the cable back into the rectangular slot when you re-assemble - that DVD drive should 'snap' right into it as snappy as it popped out of it.

@muhammedyassineahizoune2745 2 жыл бұрын

That was so helpful thanks

@tamarasadel 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Love that it wasn't rambling talk, to the point! PITA just to get to HD.

@Djikonja 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, my Dell was overheating but the technicians we to exercise. Thanks to you I was able to clean my fan and vent.

@thekingrn 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this video right to the point, awesome!!!

@dhruvdiwan2682 Жыл бұрын

I've no words for u buddy, I appreciate it. Thanks a lot.

@sanelaturkovic1360 6 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, good and precise instruction!

@Ripon045 5 жыл бұрын

So much helpful... Keep uploading this kind of videos

@shahsiyfikrim3110 5 жыл бұрын

Baraka top ukam, ancha as qotti! Thanks Hello from Uzbekistan

@kiney0713 3 жыл бұрын

This helped me immensely, thank you!

@enismustafic9242 6 жыл бұрын

Really good video, high video quality 👌🏻

@alancook5652 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info ! Great video .

@stevehiggins3121 4 жыл бұрын

This video saved my HDD from a busted laptop. Thank you so so so much

@supernova9674 5 ай бұрын

New to this but this video really helped thank you so much

@molser13 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Really good video. This Inspiron is really a pain to take apart !

@lordwiadro83 6 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, thanks a lot. It is amazing that I had to tear the whole laptop apart only to swap the hard disk. I guess this is how manufacturers are cutting costs these days. Everything is so cheaply made. Well, at least this Dell has a removable battery.

@Statalyzer 5 жыл бұрын

It's not b/c of being cheaply made - they intentionally make it difficult to fix so that people are forced to take it to them when stuff goes wrong.

@davidchen8709 3 жыл бұрын

@@Statalyzer I'm sure it also makes it easier to fit inside such a small space. Everything has to go in flat, can't be too easy to do that

@PhoenixWolfStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro this helped a lot cause i needed to transfer my old laptop ssd to my new laptop, you rock man keep up the great work brother😎👍🏻🌟

@Przybylski713 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dude, very useful video! Cheers :)

@markvarney8790 2 жыл бұрын

Great and very helpful video. Much appreciation!

@flatline7310 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Now I have a functional computer.

@Statalyzer 5 жыл бұрын

F Dell for designing this POS so badly that it's nearly impossible to take apart - this video is actually an usually easy example, these things are usually even more difficult than shown here.

@biollitionthief3272 4 жыл бұрын

i have one and we tried opening it! its dumb

@Bloodhound7 4 жыл бұрын

It's so incredibly complicated to open these up

@HuskyShields 3 жыл бұрын

HP I think is much easier

@josephussmythe1318 4 жыл бұрын

This video, while helpful, would be much better if you were explaining what you were doing as you did it.

@_vlpin 3 жыл бұрын

i think it was good as is. No annoying voiceover

@sanelasuljovic2004 6 жыл бұрын

Great Instruction !!!

@808fergus 5 жыл бұрын

Just as in another video doing much the same thing, both videos are missing the dvd drive connector ribbon and the extreme hassle and lucky tweaking required to reconnect it. Is easy enough to pull the dvd drive out but in doing so you disconnect the cable that attaches to the drive. The ribbon for the connection comes out of that black rectangle spot to the right of the wlan chip wires. Mine was not permanently attached to the board for easy lineup and re-connection when the drive is reinserted. Mine would not connect and pushing the drive back in just moved the ribbon around. I had to take the cover off again and connect the drive manually and then carefully line up the drive and snap the cover back on top. Was not easy, took many tries and tantrums,and I still did not get the cover completely on perfectly. It is on, but not quite right. But the lid opens and closes and the drive works so far. So be careful people, this is way more of a hassle then this appears.

@James-rw3yw Жыл бұрын

Remove the ribbon cable from the mother board, snap it in place on the bottom of the shell and gently feed the ribbon back through the top. Snap the bottom of the laptop together (gently). Plug your ribbon cable back into the mother board. Insert your DVD drive and lock into place with screws. It took me a minute and would be great if the video showed this step as I could not find it anywhere. Good luck.

@elvirgaga9837 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks

@JimboPresi22 4 жыл бұрын

Could you do a video on how to clean its fan and keyboard?

@d13g0m0r3n0 2 жыл бұрын

Me funciono bastante bien, muchas gracias 👍 / you help me to change my HD to ssd, thanks

@sukikeks 6 жыл бұрын

Sehr hilf- und lehrreich

$@fracturedhearts3734$

@fracturedhearts3734 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and up vote.

@Jamierelzyko 2 жыл бұрын

What is that thingy you took from the top after the harddrive?

@kenyon0755 5 жыл бұрын

So when you upgrade to an SSD are you replacing the HDD or are you keeping it?

@soheluddin6382 4 жыл бұрын

Thankss lot !!!!! very helpfull

@sharoncampos807 5 жыл бұрын

I accidentally tossed the screws that I had in a ziploc do you know if I could just order a replacement kit from amazon?

@choortiz 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias me sirvió mucho :)

@drod826 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Always a pain opening these, but not this time. Appreciate it.

@adsha1000 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful i would maybe like an explination

@seniorcitizen5431 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. One question please I don't see where the ODD plugs into the minisata connection. When I push DVD drive inward it clicks into it's minisata connection but I don't see that connection here. Am I missing something. Thank You

@MR_._LEGEND 2 жыл бұрын

It helped me alot bro thanks

@Spaulding1992 Жыл бұрын

At minute 10:43... where did u get the ODD cable? I can't find where it go nor I don't even remember if my laptop had it plugged in .

@seonmclaren 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video thank you

@winstonchurchill4389 6 жыл бұрын

Does this laptop have an M.2 ssd slot? im thinking of putting one in.

@ellugarmasreconditoarg1504 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro

@bwilstyle 4 жыл бұрын

I saw you couldn't get that screw back in the top-left. That was my experience as well.

@leonghert7007 4 жыл бұрын

How do I remove the disc inserting thing you cut that section off

@saulgoodmangaming8075 3 жыл бұрын

Leon Ghert it looks like a little notch in the battery compartment. I think you just pull it out

@daementor7775 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have to unscrew the nails at 3:01 for the disc drive

@lumumbaclouden8878 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks big up..

@scfan95 5 жыл бұрын

anyone have a link where I can buy the right size hd? Fixing this laptop for my niece so I wanna make sure I get the right one the first time.

@nathaniel360 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@d.lawrencemiller5755 3 жыл бұрын

How in the hell did you get the optical drive out?? I removed all the case screws and the ones under the keyboard. Still won't budge.

@jasonbourn29 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot..

@nirendrasingha8726 Жыл бұрын

How do I open this cuz I have two of my diagonal from left to right corners screws stripped 😢

@AdityaKundurkar Жыл бұрын

What will be the Caddy/DVD drive Size of this laptop ?

@VinodKumar-tf1cd 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir, could you plz provide the exact model of this laptop. I had the same but lost I would like to get the same now. And it has rough surface at the top right?

@trickroom333 2 жыл бұрын

what size screwdriver but did you use?

@thameraljehani773 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🙏

@cliksmart 4 жыл бұрын

There are way more steps than other laptops... Is it much faster after the SSD installation? I have a speed issue on my Inspiron 15 3000 series.

@RolandoPintro Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video. The printed instructions from Dell were too generic to follow.

@mr.burkenstock4188 4 жыл бұрын

So was it necessary to pop off all those parts to take the hard drive out? Or was he just demonstrating how to do it?

@leonardojosesozaolivares2901 4 жыл бұрын

Cuanto es el maximo que soporta de memoria ram esa laptop?

@unconcernedsalad2 10 ай бұрын

thank you

@broreggjudahisrael 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@alexandrpyankov430 4 жыл бұрын

I almost had to rip out CD drive! Damn piece stuck!

@d.lawrencemiller5755 3 жыл бұрын

I'm having the same trouble. How did you get it out!? Did it cause any damage?

@alexandrpyankov430 3 жыл бұрын

@@d.lawrencemiller5755 In the video from 0:11 when you look at left corner of the battery slot you can see metal of CD drive. I used scissors to pressure that little 'diagonal' side of the drive outwards from the case and pulled drive out successfully with no damage. Still the effort was quite formidable.

@hehe3410 3 жыл бұрын

Hello can someone please help me is does the silver screw in the battery need to be removed too?

@user-nc4zp4yn7y 6 ай бұрын

thx😁

@brunobraganca5982 5 жыл бұрын

All this pain just to change the HD or RAM... Absolutely ridiculous, after this pain I will recommend my customers to not buy Dell stuff. Also, most of their notebooks don't come with Gigabit LAN, which turns them into complete garbage.

@bothead9505 3 жыл бұрын

yeah dude its really annoying for such a small thing we have to open the whole back side of the laptop.

@caribbaviator7058 11 ай бұрын

And it's one of the reasons I've been using desktops over the years. If I need to get anything on the road I'll use my phone.

@maynardcortes1493 4 ай бұрын

its not that bad

@brunobraganca5982 4 ай бұрын

@@maynardcortes1493yes, it is, any "normal" notebook you only have to remove one or two screws to remove a small cover and you have access memory and storage. It doesn't make any sense to have to remove keyboard and its flat cable for this

@zehralatifovik2055 6 жыл бұрын

very useful video

@maikelnait1051 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@petesavan4108 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for this, I have since followed it to successfully replace a damaged HDD with a new SSD. I would never been able to have got the laptop open if I hadn't seen your video because of the hidden screws under the keyboard and the DVD drive. However, apart from the keyboard, I only needed to remove one other ribbon cable so I don't really understand why you undid them all. The only thing that wouldn't go back properly is the screw that goes near the middle of the bottom cover because it doesn't seem to engage with anything. Does anyone have any ideas about why this might be?

@maikelnait1051 Жыл бұрын

It holds the dvd in place, as I understand it.

@slopez5495 6 жыл бұрын

I did this for my brothers laptop but I put the SSD into a caddy that replaced the DVD drive. I moved over the partitions for the Boot & C drive onto the SSD by using a bootable USB recovery drive I made with Macrium Relflect free software. I then booted using SSD drive and removed the old partitions with MiniTool Partition Magic and made a D drive partition with that extra space on the original HDD. The DVD drive is still usable as an external drive with a DVD SATA to USB connector I got off Ebay.

@MrADGable 6 жыл бұрын

S Lopez I don't know what any of that means except DVD and USB.

@imranahammadrifat3978 2 жыл бұрын

Is the lan card ngff type?

@razadaza9651 5 жыл бұрын

Would this be the same type of HD for the i7 8th gen model? looking to upgrade it to ssd

@shaunsinclair9785 5 жыл бұрын

yes its a 2.5" bay so as long as you buy a 2.5" drive itll be fine

@shortstack1757 3 жыл бұрын

i am getting a black screen. i cloned the old drive to the new sdd did everything you did but another stick of ram. i turn it on and I get a black screen and some flashing

@sobansinghnegi428 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome but when I open my laptop for cleaning the fan. ,there was no fan 😂😂😂😂 🤣 then I came to know that it has a copper cooling system lol all my hard work was waste but then closed it up.😁 But it was I great video 👍👍

@getlostinlife1552 3 жыл бұрын

@metalhalide4043 6 жыл бұрын

What happens when you break something with disassembly? Are spare parts available? Is this worth the risk?

@D.Lee.W 5 жыл бұрын

Id say just buy a laptop with an SSD already installed...

@fixerman 2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember what exactly ssd did you use?

@Draugonauv 3 жыл бұрын

I think I have an older version of this same computer and the hdd is literally just on the back its soooo much easier on mine haha I'm trying to get to my processor and graphics card is why I'm watching this video. The Hard drive on mine is as easy to change as the battery haha

@user-do4fy5er9r 3 жыл бұрын

any body knows what is this cable he used to connect the ssd to the motherboard??

@casualgamer3183 3 жыл бұрын

Can you upgrade both ram slots or do you have to keep the 4gb ram in one of the slots

@JeromeTv25 Жыл бұрын

Replacing

@enedinbisevac8643 6 жыл бұрын

good

@gamingheadrex 3 жыл бұрын

Are there 2 ram slots?

@willbar1961 5 жыл бұрын

Well today my cat pulled the computer cord and loosened the plug where the cord goes in. Now i cant plug in the power supply so i need to get inside to see about fixing the pin connector. Not sure yet but am i going to need a complete tear down to get at it?

@markerguy 9 ай бұрын

I couldn't remove the cover from one of the hinges I am afraid it will break pls tell me a solution 😢

@supercoolmunkee 6 жыл бұрын

*Comment posted (6/30/2018):* I plan to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series, Module: 3542 (Bought in 2015) next week to a 480gb SSD from a 1TB HDD and upgrading my 4gb of RAM to 8GB of RAM. Will I need to install a fresh OS or will it recognize it after turn it back on? Can you tell me from your experience? I have the exact same laptop as you do except I can just easily replace it from the back side without having to remove the entire back plate. There is like a half back plate that I can just easily remove and quickly spot my hard drive and that tiny DDR3 RAM.

@darylmacanin5031 2 жыл бұрын

Thankz

@prashantdhaigude3721 3 жыл бұрын

Can we install a graphics card too?

@Kristianm 4 жыл бұрын

can i upgrade the cpu in this laptop?

@TheRatedRockstar 6 жыл бұрын

By removing the back part on the laptop do I have to remove the keyboard as well because I just wanna know how to get the back part remove without messing anything up

@techknow2620 6 жыл бұрын

Yes you must remove the keyboard as well before you remove the back part. Under the keyboard there is couple of screws that you first need to remove before removing the back part. Follow the video and you will notice that screws.

@didkiddler3908 6 жыл бұрын

How do you remove the keyboard? My brother has been trying for forever to change it out, but is blocked by a bolted casing.

@SC-tt7dp 6 жыл бұрын

The Rated Rockstar™ Official Channel no I did it with out taking the key board out and it worked fine

@advdraugams9531 3 жыл бұрын

+ comment for content support

@lindabrown5020 3 жыл бұрын

My dell inspiron 15 3000 doesn't have that button on the back to release the battery. I have always been able to buy a new batter and install it for all my computers

@adventure_power 4 жыл бұрын

Your ram?

@epiclover5050 4 жыл бұрын

Sir. If you are free enough I really wanted to ask you something about my motherboard problem

@Shinaiza100 3 жыл бұрын

More value would be added to the disassembly job by explaining what's being done as you go along, like naming each component that is being loosened. Why do the keyboard and the CDD have to be removed when they are not in the way of removing the SSD? Does anybody know why a two-year old Dell 15 3000's SSD would pack up like in my case? I have a 9-year Samsung Core i3 that is happily moving along, no problems, other than being slower than this Core i5!

@stratostsourakis9808 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I would like to replace my old HDD with a new SSD. Do i have to format my laptop before changin?

@samuelclary6452 5 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely not an expert, and I would strongly encourage you to do a bit more research. That being said, I have been looking into upgrading my laptop as well. I am going to answer everything for a Windows based operating system. To answer your question: In short...no. By this I mean that you do not need to format your laptop in a special way before swapping the HDD and the SSD. Some things to be aware of: *BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE DOING ANYTHING* 1) You will need a SATA to USB cable to transfer data from your HDD to your SSD. These are relatively cheap. 2) If you would like to keep all of your programs, program product keys, etc., it's best practice to buy an SSD that is AT LEAST as large as the partition that currently stores all of this information. (Typically the C: drive) The reason for this is that you will want to "clone" your existing HDD to your SSD. This is not a simple case of copying files over in the "File Explorer". You will need to download some cloning software, but luckily there are free versions which are pretty easy to use. Samsung SSDs come with this type of software I believe, and if I remember correctly, Crucial uses a free version that you can download. 3) If you can't buy an SSD that is as big or bigger than your current partition that you would like to clone (multiple TBs can still be pricey if on a budget), you can always use the "Disk Management" program that is built into Windows to resize (shrink) your partition to be the same size as your SSD. Once you have done this, you can proceed with the cloning process. *I am only confident of this last step for Windows 10 because I have upgraded a laptop from HDD to SSD with a clean install. This is the hardest of the methods, but only because of the amount of steps.* 4) If you just want to keep your files like Documents, Pictures, Music, etc. but no programs: -- You will not need the SATA to USB cable; just move those files that you would like to keep to a flash drive or to some cloud based storage system like Google Drive or Dropbox. -- Go to Microsoft's "Download Windows 10" website and select the option "Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC (click to show more or less information)". Download this on a flash drive of CD. You will need it for an install of Windows 10 on your SSD. There are more steps than this, but my reply is already getting rather lengthy. The Microsoft website has the final steps listed there. This should put you on a good path to replacing your SSD. It is not hard; there are just several steps. Luckily there are thousands of guides for every step of this process. I almost forgot to mention: If you are NOT cloning the SSD then be sure to go to your laptop's manufacturer (Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Acer, etc.) website after you have installed Windows 10 to download all the drivers for your laptop. These will make sure things like video, audio, and your trackpad (among other things) work correctly. Best of luck!

@aunreza 5 жыл бұрын

If you buy a Samsung SSD then use Samsung Migration software to clone the hdd data on the ssd. I did this on my dell Inspiron 15 3576 and it worked a charm. No need to do anything, just clone and replace the drive.

@samuelclary6452 5 жыл бұрын

@@aunreza Yes, provided that the SSD was the same size or larger than the partition(s) being cloned.