Disassembly of a Dell Inspiron 1100

This is a detailed tutorial on how to completely disassemble a Dell Inspiron 1100. I realize this is a very old laptop model but I have one which I use the most of my two computers. But with proper maintenence, any computer will run fine for many years to come. This tutorial will also work with the Dell Inspiron 5100 and 5150 series laptops as they are almost identical.

Step 1 What You Need

The tools to disassemble this laptop is pretty simple:
Materials:
A Dell Inspiron 1100, 5100 or 5150 series laptop in need of disassembly
Thermal Grease (Not needed if you don't rip the processor off of the heatsink but it is recomended that the grease be replaced)
Tools:
A Precision Screwdriver Set
A Pair of Plyers or a 3/16 Hex Adapter Thing

Comments

[tieguy]

I think I had one of these awhile back, either this or the 1150.It was a great laptop, but It had a design flaw in which a tab on one of the back panels(I believe it was panel C) would press down on a chip, breaking it's solder leads, bricking the computer. it was my sister's laptop until it happened to her, then she gave it to me. after a little research I managed to fix it by first removing the tab that caused the trouble then pressing down on the chip with a small screwdriver and pressing the power button until it would work. after I managed to get it to turn on, I held the chip the way I had it and applied about two drops of super glue to it, creating an encasement that would hold the chip in place.

[bombmaker2]

That must have been the 1150 because looking under panel C on the 1100, I don't see a black plastic tab. I do believe the 1150 had some design flaws when they first came out.