Dell XPS 15 Keyboard Replacement - LFC
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- Routine job today, and probably the easiest 'integrated' style keyboard replacement I've done in a long time. Support Links and Discord Service link down below 👇
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That black copper sticker was probably preventing CPU heat from bleeding through to the keyboard - keeps the deck cool.
I think it's actually RF shielding
@@nednettapp exactly what i was thinking , same reason you can find copper 'paint' in some laptop chassis . In a lap top like that it could also be reflecting heat from the keyboard as well.
AND there where latches that you've should pulled to loosen the screws underneath. 😂
See 7:43 at the upper left.
Nitchtsooft - yes... but I still needed to remove it in order to reuse it, so that wouldn't have mattered.
I don't think it was RF shielding, otherwise it would've covered the whole back of the mobo... They keyboard itself it probably doing more shielding.
Hot air gun, repaired loads of laptops, worth having one handy for glue.
I usually find using a hairdryer to warm up the surface of ie the covering over the copper would probably make it much easier to remove the old stuff then clean with iso. ? Stay safe ! Great vid always #respect your resourcefulness and PATIENCE 😊😎
Super helpful, I did it following your video! My biggest lesson-learned was when removing the heatsink, I needed to gently press down on the leaf-spring / screw points. That let pressure off the screw itself: I stripped the philips head on one of those.
I just did this repair myself. That was great a fun to do. Thank you so much!
you are an absolute legend mate. My J and Y keys have gone sticky and I can't seem to clean them even with taking them off. Going to do a replacement now.
Good tip about the fan spin when cleaning with compressed air. In the past I admit I've let them spin, but will be a bit more careful :)
Excellent video, sir. I need to replace the keyboard in my Dell Precision M3800, so I especially appreciate your clear narration and good filming.
I also like that you sped up the screwing & unscrewing bits. What worries me most is when I will come to pull all the tiny, delicate cables from the various boards and components. I wish that you had taken more time with this bit, because I noticed that, at least on my machine, some cables must be pulled horizontally, while others must be pulled upward. I don't want to damage any of these plugs, from not knowing which goes, which way.
My compliments, all 'round.
I love watching your repair videos ☺️
I am really happy to find your Channel ..
I replaced keyboard on my laptop using this video. It went flawlessly. You're awesome, thank you.
what did you do for the copper sheet?
You should cover the display with something when replacing a keyboard to prevent any marks on the screen. The keyboard might not touch the screen normally, but when you apply pressure, it is definitely touching the screen.
This is a good shout. I know when I'm applying enough pressure for that - but it's not something I think to mention in videos.
I have given warnings when working on MacBook keyboards, because those need considerably more force.
Nice video! Good to see the XPS 9550 being taken apart. I've had mine in bits a few times. 1. the pushed up trackpad == puffy battery problem, 2. the power connector - actually went shopping in Shenzhen for the replacement! 3, checking the trackpad connections - fail. Its just a poor trackpad that wears out after a while - If you get around to doing a repair on that it would be fun! Oh, did I mention the sticky deck? Still scraping that off! Keep it up Adam!
Fortunately my battery hasn't done that yet, I assume it's not from the affected batch. I need to replace it regardless because the battery health has reduced to ~50%
I had a home keyboard repair by Dell for my XPS 9570 keyboard short after I bought the laptop. After the technician screwed in the new keyboad he glued a new copper heat sink above the keyboard. I guess it will not work to just pull it off and reuse it. So when it comes to a keyboard repair order a copper heat sink plate as well.
The plastic did not need to come off, there were little flaps over each of the screw holes you could have lifted up to reveal the screws.
He wanted the copper pad thing which didn’t come with the replacement
@@markymark4338 I C I thumbs down the above statement , you know your stuff.
Thank you, you rock!
19:09 my best part of this video xD
The backing film for the keyboard has the slots that you can open to show the screws to allow unscrewing. No need to rip it.
Thanks dude, very informative. I spilled a little bit of coffee on my XPS 7590 keyboard, nothing bad happened except the keyboard stinks now. Should I remove the keyboard to clean it or not? I don't have the tools and that seems like a lot of work.
Very good video!
For mounting the heatsink I would probably go 1-2-5 3-4-6. This way the pressure would would be applied simultaneously on both CPU and GPU.
amaziiing this men is the best
If you want to achieve cross screwing pattern for the CPU and GPU I'd do it in order of 3 4 6 - 1 2 5(?) (5 = bottom right, right? :)
But yeah, very debatable.
That black copper sticker had flaps for access to the screws. Might be good idea to get replacement for this heat sink when getting the replacement keyboard. May I ask what was the issue with the keyboard that required it to be replaced? Liquid damage or broken from use?
Liquid damage I think
Go to Dell warranty center and type in the service tag you should get all of its info.
I just replaced the keyboard on my Sager laptop and thankfully it was a lot easier than this.... Didn't even have to remove the bottom cover. Just removed 2 screws clearly marked as being for the keyboard then prying up around the clip locations. Didn't even take 5-mins.... Good work though!!!!
well made video
Were abouts are you from? i have a computer issue ive tried months to fix (including all diagnostic things, other than replacing all the components i cant fix it :/ )
Thank you M.r
Hi, I've got an issue with my pc, when I restarted the pc the screen won't show up after several restarting pc this would happing. Any recommendation!
Bit late to the party, but great video, so thanks for the effort. Quick couple of Qs. Is reapplying the black copper sticker onto the replacement keyboard essential, or is the extra thermal protection pretty much inconsequential? Also, if you don't need to replace the thermal paste, can you leave the heatsink attached to the motherboard? Thanks.
I think the copper sticker is mainly user-comfort, it's shielding the keyboard from the worst of the heat output. The extra thermal-mass does help out with general cooling as well though.
I can't remember this specific model, but if the mobo and heatsink will come out as one, then yea you can usually leave it in place. If the fans are super dusty, I'd probably change the paste anyway though.
@@Adamant_IT Thanks, appreciate the info.
I just built a computer and for some reason I now get freakin ad b.s. Was this just timing or a different config of some sort
Hi i start to learn from your vdo. thank you.
I hate the keyboards on modern laptops! The way they "integrate" it into the top part. I much prefer the laptops of several years ago where you could lift the rim around the keyboard, remove a few screws and swap it out easily. They are designed now to be as unserviceable as possible - they would prefer you binned it.
i got an acer laptop, nitro 5 to be precise. My power button on my keyboard started to fail and needed to be replace, bought one from aliexpress, quite cheap and funny thing, this keyboard doesn't have screws to attached it to the panel, it uses little melted plastic through 25 little holes to avoid liquid damage to the motherboard. .......
I will add that when it comes to laptops in general re buying one these days the horror stories on ie the keyboards, pad et not lasting maybe as long as they should? compared to older ones? All in the name of reducing weight? As for the batteries on some of them? I'm about to replace my current Toshiba laptop and I'm not looking forward to it in the least re spending over £500 et Any suggestions would def be appreciated! 😊👍
Tbh I've heard horror stories about all the mainstream laptops. Personally I don't like high-end laptops, I advise getting a mid-tier office laptop and then having a desktop PC for serious work. Mid-tier laptops are generally pretty bomb-proof, and desktops are easily fixable.
I believe that's the XPS 9550. You can tell by the webcam being off to the left.
Could you do a ryzen medium gaming build for under $500
Dell has a little number at the back of the computer that is denoted by "ST" that will, if you look it up within the dell website, show the model of the laptop. Great video as always tho.
i can upgrad toshiba satellite c50-a271 pentum 2020m to i5 3230m ?
Has Dell just standardized their keyboards? I have US machines with US keyboards, but my G5 has essentially the same keyboard with a 10-key, and my older Dell has the exact same keyboard as the G5, just without RGB.
There's often some models that share keyboards, but there's no standard one that I'm aware of.
This plastic also protects against liquids ??
Smashing, it looks spot on with the new keyboard in :-D
Looks like dell are trying to copy apple with a thinner case and pcb layout.
The thinner case madness is just daft, less strength and everything crunched in to a small space.
But the silly flap on the bottom just takes the biscuit, pointless! lol.
Yes, the flap on the bottom is really stupid. Just one more thing for the baby to catch hold of and snap off. Whatever!
2:40 He knows us so well. :D
Well... this is an easy one compared to more recent asus or acer laptops with houndred of elliptic holes with plastic (fused) clips.
Always when I repair something nice I use foam mat or a soft clean handle not hard data mat!
It's a giant soft mouse mat.
I liked when I heard that Dell is one of the companies that recycles their old goods. I've heard they accept old monitors, PCs and notebooks and recycle them. But one day I saw first Dell notebook (first for me because I mostly saw Acer and Lenovo) and it was made from very cheap plastic which looked like carbon fiber. And the case had gaps. And one day I opened Dell web site and it looked very unprofessionally made. P.S. Can you please tell me which screwdrivers do you use? Is it a kit?
I use Wera screwdrivers. You can get them in kits, but I bought mine individually on eBay in order to get the ones I wanted without the ones I didn't want. I have Wera Kraftform in T5 - T10, and P00 to P1.
0:45 ``Started from the bottom`` now we're here ,:)
Your discord server doesn’t have any channels right now, when will they be added?
Read the welcome message! You need to confirm the rules to unlock the rest of the rooms.
It seems that you have a decent airco running, long sleeves at above 30° outside :-)
Oh this wasn't recorded in the heat don't worry! Some videos are recorded the previous day, some are a week or so ago, depends what I've got coming up.
@@Adamant_IT okay, that explains everything :-)
@@BjornV78 I think he looks smart in that jumper.
My laptop lenovo r500 is big problem everytime i install windows 10 or even windows 7. Always appear blue screen with sad fAce... if i go to pc repair it cannot repair. Please help me
Test the hard drive first. Most likely that's your culprit.
The keyboard on my Dell XPS 15 9560 has many keys not working very well anymore, and I see a a full keyboard replacement part on amazon for 30 bucks, but man this video is scary. I am too afraid to destroy my laptop tbh. Has anyone managed this keyboard repair with no experience opening laptops ever ? I have changed the battery already myself and that didn't go so well lol. I promised myself I'd never open it again after that first repair. But the keyboard is working so poorly :/
Is that 9500 or 9510?
Graham please make videos of laptop mother board repairing for beginners
Check out my "Board Repair Basics" playlist on my channel. It starts out mostly mac-focused, but it shows the fundamentals of what to be looking at.
Wondering if you know enough about HP Omens to recommend a repaste of not?
I'm computer literate and have done plenty of desktop CPU installs but the idea of messing with a CPU and GPU without an IHS on something that could turn into a £1500 ornament is a little scary.
Yea don't worry about that, just don't drop the heatsink on the CPU and you'll be fine. As I mentioned in the video, the heatsink will have numbers to indicate the tightening order, which is supposed to be the least stressful for the CPU/GPU. Follow those numbers for added security.
I wish I lived in the UK so I could send my Ryzen 9 3900X with bent pins to you. I'm scared to do anything to it myself
Nvm, fixed it myself with a mechanical pencil. Easier than I thought
If you get to change the appropriate Lenovo ThinkPad then you will lose your mind. The T440p has just *TWO* (or is it 4) screws to remove. The keyboard is removed from the top and takes about 90 seconds. Ok, so I exaggerate. It is more like 150 seconds. 👍
I live in London - know anyone who can replace a Dell XPS 15 9530 keyboard?
"15 million RPMs", that's right, never do that
UGH! I have this exact computer. It sits on my desk closed 99% of the time. I took it out one day and noticed several keys were sticking. VERY ANNOYING for a 2-year old $3,000+ laptop.
You didnt have to disconnect the wireless card.
The UK keyboard you replaced had a pound sign and the new one had a $ sign
The extra sound effects in this video were what I needed today
time stamps please , or it didn't happen. LOL
looked more like shielding
Welp, that decided me. I'm not opening my keyboard to find out why my ESC key isn't working :O
haha I have ruined a fan going full-on whoosh whoosh while cleaning with compressed air
Use heat to "loosen up the sticky", instead of butchering thiings mechanically which was completely unnecessary as there were little flaps for removing the screws.
he wanted to take it off bc the new one didn’t have it. it also doesn’t matter that he messed up the keyboard cus is broken anyway.
@@Firefoxsimp could take it off after removing keyboard using heat. My point was not messing up the keyboard, it was putting half the dead one back in because it was still stuff to the shield!
Heat may have done the job, yes. Ultimately, it made zero visual or functional difference, but it would've made removal and re-installation easier.
nice sr
I'm going to grab some alcohol and loo roll. 2020 summed up
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Yikes, the best I can diy is replacing hard drive & batteries. This looks way more complicated. I guess I'll have to pay someone to fix my keyboard.
Hey :)
what a mess , glad I switched back to a PC.
I'm surprised it still works at all after all this time. Mine was the most unreliable machine I've ever owned. I had it a year from new and in that time it had the motherboard replaced twice, screen replaced, and speakers replaced. When the 3rd motherboard packed in I couldn't be bothered fighting to keep it alive anymore so I sold it. Good riddance.
What on earth where you doing to it? Using the keyboard as a coffee stand?
@@Jasontvnd9 Cosmetically it was immaculate. There was not a mark on it. 3 times I turned it off one night and it would not turn on again the next day and rather than diagnose the problem, Dell take the easier approach and just replace the whole motherboard. The final time it happened the warranty had expired within a week prior and based on its track record I chose to just get rid and get something more reliable. As for the screen, it developed dead pixels after just a couple of months and so I had it replaced on warranty, and then the left speaker developed a rattle (it turned out the previous technician had left a loose screw in there and it stuck to the front of the speaker so they were probably OK but they were replaced anyway. Thank god it didn't stick anywhere else and cause bigger problems, that being said it was a piece of crap anyway. I certainly expected better for the £1300 I paid. I've had a HP Omen 17 w200na for about 3 years that I bought a little while after for a similar price and that thing is a workhorse.
@@SimonNemeth yeah bad luck I guess.
I just bought an HP Omen 17 CB1002 with an i7 10750H and RTX2060 to replace my aging MSI GT60 GTX870m machine.
Really happy with it so far.
@@Jasontvnd9 Hopefully it serves you well.
These laptops are definitely form over function. I also regret getting one, and should have got something from the likes of Lenovo, Clevo or HP instead.
always go slowly?? just check with your two eyeballs
I have a XPS 15 and I love it. Great laptop. However, did any else cringe at 1:33? "This is why we go slowly" as he slides the computer over the metal pry tool and you can hear a scratching noise. The tool is still under the computer making that noise for a while 3:28 moves it to the side. How much did the top lid get damaged? That keyboard maylar is a non reuseable product. It is to take heat away from the LED on the keyboard. Overall Good repair. I love your videos. Dell supports right to repair. education.dellemc.com/content/emc/en-us/prm/home.html Teardown of all Dell products, part numbers, and more. Dell like FU Apple.
Didnt need to rip the copper layer off the keyboard there were little flaps over the screws that needed to be pulled back and then you had access to the remaining screws, neither did you need to remove the cooling fans and replace the thermal paste totally unnecessary operation
early squad
Lets use a metal prying tool and THEN say that we are `taking care not to leave marks`!! Really?
AND to leave a screw in when bending the case off the back plus the little flaps on the back of the keyboard might have suggested where the additional screws were.
You talk a good fight but the practice leaves a lot to be desired.
Laptops are such a pain to repair.
"Easiest built-in keyboard I've ever done". Not really - wait until you do an earlier version of the XPS 15 with the KB sitting OUTSIDE the plastic case, clipping into a recess and plugging through the case. The Dell video is 36 seconds and even I could do that one in 2-3 minutes. Having seen this, I am going to pay someone, rather than suffer the frustration of someone lacking mechanical empathy.
Perhaps I should've rephrased - easiest _modern_ keyboard. Yes absolutely keyboards and also hard drives used to be just a few clips and maybe a locking screw away, but those days are long gone.
@@Adamant_IT - I use to build my own computers 20-30 years ago. Then I found it was faster and cheaper to have someone else do it. This time I'm happy to pay someone else.
Wow you shouldn’t be working on a laptop if you don’t know to lift up the flaps to remove the screws.
You have NOT changed many keyboards! It did not look easy!
It was never that hard to get the keyboard out on older laptops!
For example, 8 year old HP. or ACER!
You could remove some screws from the bottom and the keyboard was loose!
Oh absolutely... but as anyone in the business knows, those days are long gone.