How To Jul 6, 2022 1 min read

HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER

Have you been in a situation where you need to open the Dell XPS back cover to get to the memory, SSD or battery? I recently had to do this for a friend and had to open the back cover and it was easy. There are 12 screws in total (10x T5 screws and 2x Phillips screws) to remove the get to the insides of the laptop.

HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER screws

The hardware you need to use are:

The steps to remove the back cover to get into the Dell XPS laptop are as follows:

  • Use T5 screw bit and remove the screws. 10 in total

HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER T5 screws
  • Open the flap and remove 2 Phillips head screws
HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER Phillips screws
  • Use the pry tools to separate the back panel
HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER pry tool
  • Back panel removed
HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER opened
  • Remove SSD
  • Remove DDR4 SODIMM memory
  • Cleaning
HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER xiaomi vaccum cleaning
  • Restore the back panel cover with the T5 and Phillips screws
HOW TO OPEN THE DELL XPS BACK COVER reinstall screws

You can watch this video if you need further help.

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