Dell Inspiron 14R N4010 Disassembly To Clean Up Fan

This article will guide you on how to disassemble the Dell Inspiron 14R N4010 laptop. You will learn how to disassemble the hard drive, memory, keyboard, motherboard, and fan of the Dell Inspiron 14R N4010 laptop.

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Unlock and remove the battery.

Remove the screw to remove the memory cover.

Open the clips on both sides, and the memory module will pop out automatically.

Remove the screw located next to the memory slot, and then gently pull the hard drive out.
Unscrew all the screws you can see on the bottom case.

Loosen the four clips at the top of the keyboard and gently pry up the keyboard.

Lift up the keyboard to disconnect the keyboard cable. You can remove the keyboard.

Unplug all cables from the palm rest, then insert a pry tool between the palm rest and the bottom cover. Pry open the palm rest and remove it.

The back of the palm rest

Disconnect the white cable covering the cooling fan.

Remove the two screws securing the cooling fan.

Unplug the fan cable from the motherboard.

Unplug the speaker cable.

Unscrew the screws on the motherboard.

Lift up the motherboard and unplug the cable below it, and you can remove the motherboard.

Clean up the cooling fan with a brush.

Unscrew the screws securing the heat sink to remove it.

Clean up the heat sink.