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Latitude 5280: Teardown removal guide for customer replaceable units (CRUs)

Summary: The following guide takes you through how to remove those parts of the Dell Latitude 5280 laptop that Dell considers safe to remove.

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Symptoms

These guides take you step by step through the safe removal of the Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) parts of a Latitude 5280 laptop. (CRUs are the parts of the laptop that do not need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guides include pictures referencing what is involved.

Table of Contents:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

Cause

Removal Guide

 

If these guides do not cover what you are looking to do, you must reference your System Manual.

The article below provides information about safe practices to consider before working with electrical equipment.


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Resolution

 

Removal Instructions

 

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Required Tools

1 Small Phillip's head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small Flat head screwdriver    
 
Note: Using a large Phillips or Flat Head screwdriver may result in damage to the head of the screws. This would make their removal impossible without specialty tools. Tools that are not available to our onsite engineers.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Base Cover:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. To remove the base cover, turn the laptop onto its back cover. Loosen the Eight (8) captive screws that secure the cover to the laptop. [1]

5280 Base Cover

  1. Using a Plastic scribe or similar tool, pry the cover up from the rear edge of the laptop. [2]

  2. Lift the base cover up and away from the laptop.

5280 Base Cover 02

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Battery:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover.

  2. To remove the battery, disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the Motherboard and take it out of the routing channels. [1]

5280 Battery

  1. Remove the captive screw that secures the battery to the laptop. [2]

  2. Lift the battery up and away from the laptop. [3]

Latitude 5280 Battery Removal - Duration 0:40 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Keyboard Trim:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. Using a plastic scribe or similar tool, pry the keyboard trim up along the top edge of the keyboard [1]. Lift it up and away from the laptop. [2]

5280 Keyboard Trim

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Keyboard:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, Battery, and Keyboard Trim.

  2. Lift the keyboard cable latch and remove the keyboard cable from the connector.

5280 Keyboard

  1. Remove the five (5) screws that secure the keyboard to the laptop. [1]

5280 Keyboard 02

  1. Using a plastic scribe or similar tool, pry the keyboard up from the touchpad edge.

  2. Slide the keyboard towards the front of the laptop and lift up and away from the computer. [3]

Latitude 5280 Keyboard Removal - Duration 0:57 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the memory module:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. To remove the memory module, pull the securing tabs away from the middle of the module, until the module appears at a 45-degree angle [1].

5280 Memory

  1. Lift the module up and away from the motherboard. [2]

Note: Repeat Steps two and three for any additional Memory DIMMs located in the laptop.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Solid State Drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. To remove the SSD, remove the SSD bracket from the SSD card.

  3. Peel off the adhesive tape that secures the SSD card. [1]

5280 SSD

  1. Remove the screw that secures the SSD to the laptop. [2]

  2. Slide the card towards the front of the laptop and lift out of the laptop once clear of the card connector. [3]

Note: This is an optional part and must be selected at point of purchase.
 

Latitude 5280 Solid-State Drive Removal - Duration 0:45 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Hard Disk Drive (hard drive):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. To remove the hard drive assembly, disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive connector on the motherboard.

  3. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive assembly to the laptop.

  4. Lift the drive up and away from the laptop.

Latitude 5280 Hard Drive Removal - Duration 0:47 - English Only

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Wireless Card (WiFi):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. To remove the WLAN card, remove the retaining screw from the edge of the card. [1]

5280 WLAN

  1. Remove the metal tab covering the WLAN antenna cables. [2]

  2. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card connectors. These are pop stud connectors and lift off with your thumbnail or plastic scribe. [3]

  3. Lift the card up at a 45-degree angle and pull out and away from the connector on the laptop. [4]

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Cellular 3G Card (WWAN):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the Base Cover, and Battery.

  2. To remove the WWAN card, follow the same steps as with the WLAN card.

Note: This is an optional part and must be selected at point of purchase.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the SIM Card:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensures that all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

  2. Locate the SIM card slot on the rear of your laptop.

  3. Insert a straightened paperclip or a SIM card removal tool in the pinhole. [1]

5280 SIM

  1. Pull the SIM card tray out and remove the card from the tray. [2]

Note: This is an optional part and must be selected at point of purchase.

Additional Information

If you require further assistance, contact technical Support.
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Affected Products

Latitude 5280/5288
Article Properties
Article Number: 000129739
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 May 2023
Version:  5
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