Inspiron 15-5579 2-in-1 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Using the pull tab, disconnect the hard-drive cable from the system board.
2. Peel off the tape that secures the hard-drive cable to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
3. Note the hard-drive cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides.

   

   1. system board

   2. routing guides

   3. tape

   4. hard-drive assembly

   5. palm rest and keyboard assembly

   6. hard-drive cable

   7. pull tab

4. Remove the three screws (M2x3) that secure the hard-drive assembly to the palm rest and keyboard assembly.
5. Lift the hard-drive assembly along with its cable off the palm rest and keyboard assembly.

   

   1. screws (3)

   2. hard-drive assembly

   3. palm rest and keyboard assembly

6. Disconnect the interposer from the hard-drive assembly.

   

   1. hard-drive assembly

   2. interposer

7. Remove the four screws (M3x3) that secure the hard-drive bracket to the hard drive.
8. Lift the hard drive off the hard-drive bracket.

   

   1. hard drive

   2. hard-drive bracket

   3. screws (4)

   NOTE The following step applies if the storage device is an M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
9. Remove the M.2 2280 solid-state drive.
   1. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the M.2 solid-state drive to the hard-drive bracket.
   2. Slide and remove the M.2 solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot.

      

      1. M.2 2280 solid-state drive

      2. screw (1)

   3. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secures the interposer to the hard-drive bracket.

      

      1. screws (2)

      2. interposer