Dell Laptop
Dell Latitude E6430u disassembly and SSD, RAM, HDD upgrade options
In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the Dell Latitude E6430u to remove the battery, SSD, palm rest, keyboard, memory, wireless card, cooling fan, and motherboard.
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Slide the battery switch, then slide the battery downward.
Remove the two screws securing the back cover.
Remove the SD card. Press the SD card slightly, and it will pop out automatically.
Slide the back cover by the arrow to remove it.
With the back cover removed, you can access the memory, SSD, and wireless card.
The Dell Latitude E6430u comes with an Elixir 4GB memory module. This laptop has two memory slots, but it only comes with one memory module pre-installed. You can add another memory module to upgrade the memory.
Remove the screw securing the SSD and carefully remove it from the mSATA slot.
The laptop comes with a Samsung MZ-MPC256D 256GB mSATA SSD.
Remove the four screws securing the keyboard. The letters âKâ are marked next to the screws.
Disconnect the keyboard cable and the backlit cable from the motherboard. To remove the keyboard ribbon cable, simply lift the black retaining clip to pull out the cable. Use the same method to disconnect the backlight ribbon cable.
Lift and remove the keyboard. There are several latches at the top of the keyboard to secure the keyboard to the wrist rest. You can insert a plastic tool under the keyboard to slowly release the latches.
Dell Latitude E6430u keyboard
This laptop features a backlit keyboard and includes a pointing stick.
Remove the three screws securing the palm rest and disconnect four cables from the motherboard.
Remove all screws securing the palm rest.
Insert a plastic pry tool near the hinge between the palm rest and the bottom cover. Slide the pry tool to separate the palm rest from the laptop.
The palm rest has clips that secure it to the bottom cover. Do not damage these clips.
Palm rest
You can access the touchpad module on the back of the palm rest.
After removing the palm rest, we can access the motherboard, CMOS battery, fan, and some small components.
Remove the screw securing the wireless card and unplug the two antenna cables.
The Dell Latitude E6430u features an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 wireless card.
Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the motherboard.
Remove the two screws securing the cooling fan. You can remove the cooling fan.
Dell Latitude E6430u cooling fan
Unplug the LCD cable from the motherboard and the other two cables. Remove the screws securing the motherboard.
Lift the motherboard from one side with your hand and gently wiggle it until it completely detaches from the laptop.
Dell Latitude E6430u internal parts
