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Dell Latitude E6410 Disassembly and SSD, RAM, HDD Upgrade Options

In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the Dell Latitude E6410 to remove the bottom cover, hard drive, DVD drive, RAM, keyboard, palm rest, touchpad, wireless card, heat sink, cooling fan, camera, screen, LCD hinge, speakers, and motherboard.

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Unlock two latches and remove the battery.
Remove the battery

The battery has been removed.
Battery

The Dell Latitude E6410 comes with a 37Wh Li-ion battery. The Dell part number is NM631.
NM631

Remove the SIM card from its slot.
Remove the SIM card

Remove the screws securing the back cover.
Remove the screws

Use a plastic pry tool to pry open the bottom cover and remove it.
Remove the bottom cover

Now you can get access to the RAM, hard drive, wireless card, heat sink, and cooling fan.
Internal Structure

This laptop has two memory slots and comes with two memory modules. If you need to upgrade the memory, you will need to replace the existing memory modules.
Memory modules

The laptop comes with a Samsung 2.5-inch 128GB SSD.
Samsung 128GB SSD

CMOS battery
CMOS battery

Loosen the four screws securing the heat sink and unplug the fan cable. You can remove the cooling system.
Remove the cooling system

Heat sink and cooling fan
Cooling system

The heat sink part number is OKTPRC.
OKTPRC

The part number of the Dell Latitude E6410 CPU fan is 04H1RR.
04H1RR

Disconnect the two antennas and remove the screw securing the card.
Remove the wireless card

The Dell Latitude E6410 comes with an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 wireless card. The Dell part number is 04W00N.
04W00N

Dell Latitude E6410 CPU and GPU
CPU and GPU

The Dell Latitude E6410 comes with an Intel Core i5-520M processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz).
Intel Core i5-520M

Remove this screw and pull out the switch. You can pull out the DVD drive.
Remove the DVD drive

The laptop comes with a 9.5mm ultra-thin optical drive.
Optical drive

Philips DU-8A3S optical drive
Philips DU-8A3S

Turn over your laptop. Lift the keyboard bezel and remove it.
Remove the keyboard bezel

Remove the two screws securing the keyboard.
Remove the two screws

Lift the keyboard from the top.
Remove the keyboard

Place the keyboard on the palm rest and disconnect the keyboard cable and the backlit cable.
Disconnect the keyboard cable

The keyboard has been removed.
Keyboard

Remove the screw securing the silver cover.
Remove the two covers.
Remove the silver cover

Under the cover, you can find two screws and remove them.
Remove the screws

Remove the screw. You can remove the Latitude smart card.
Remove the smart card

Smart card
Smart card

The LCD screen module has been removed.
LCD screen module

Remove the LCD bezel.
Remove the screws securing the LCD back cover.
Remove the LCD bezel

Now you can get access to the LCD cable and camera.
LCD back cover

Light sensor
Light sensor

Camera
Camera

The LED screen
LED screen

The Dell Latitude E6410 features an LG LP141WP2-TLB1 panel with a resolution of 1,440 x 900.
LP141WP2-TLB1

Remove the three screws securing the palm rest and disconnect the three cables. Insert a pry tool under the palm rest and slide it to completely detach the palm rest from the laptop.
Remove the palm rest

The palm rest has been removed.
Palm rest

Remove the screws securing the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard

Close-up of the battery connector and SIM card slot
SIM card slot

Dell Latitude E6410 motherboard
Motherboard

Dell Latitude E6410 internal parts
Internal parts

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