You need external speakers or headphones via the lineout to get any type of decent audio. Also missing from the B is a FireWire port. Not that you'll need it anyway, since video editing will be a chore on this laptop. All three USB ports sit on the left side, which is a sign of future peripheral cluttering. Obviously, Dell wants you to make these upgrades and tack on more dollars to the price tag. For those wondering about wireless, even the cheapest laptops come with it.
In this case, the built-in Dell Wireless gets you access to all Editorials » Technology » Laptops ». Most Popular. Lg Mobile Phones Information. How to Configure a Linux Ntp Server. Lift up the right side of the keyboard cover with a small screwdriver and continue removing the cover with your fingers. Disconnect the video cable connector from the motherboard. Disconnect the wireless card antenna cable. Pull the drive to the left and remove it. As you see, the heat sink is clogged with dust and needs a good cleaning.
Remove eight screws securing the top cover. Disconnect the touch pad cable. Disconnect the lid close switch cable. In this model the lid close switch is discrete module and mounted under the right hinge. If the lid close switch failed, you can remove it and replace with a new one or simply unplug the faulty switch from the motherboard and use the laptop without it. Remove five screws securing the motherboard. Disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard.
It is necessary to unsloder the power jack, clean all contacts and solder it back to the motherboard. Very nice. Clear, detailed pictures. I need to replace MB on a B, and this will be most helpful! That is info on the locking clip for the keyboard. Aran is talking about the little cable for the touchpad.
I found it easy to take out the cable by slowly and carefully sliding it out, putting it back in was harder though. Also, connecting the wifi cable was hard as it was not long enough to do with the screen off. I took it in once to a professional to have it fixed…. I opened it up last week to check it out. After this guide, I know exaclty what needs to be solderd. Hopefully I can successfully do this.
Removing the old connector was the toughest part but the link offered helped a lot. I also found that taking a sheet of paper and drawing a rough diagram of the laptop and taping each screw to the corresponding position made it a snap to put back together.
Got any pics or tips? One of my daughters broke the power jack off completely. Issue I am having is getting the pieces out. I can do some minor soldering but am hesitant about putting more heat around this area and pushing what remains out. What is the recommended way to remove those pieces?
I have a replacement jack but I may be wasting my time if I end up damaging the board. Any suggestions would be appreciated. First off, thanks for this pictorial site!
Second, for Jeff: To pull the pieces out from what your daughter broke off, you will need a soldering iron and a sturdy set of tweezers. The key is to work quickly. If possible, use a temperature controlled soldering iron. If this is not in the bank account, then I would recommend a 25 watt soldering iron. I think a 40 watt is way too hot for a circuit board. Put some flux on the connection and with a hot soldering iron, touch the joint while pulling on the post with the tweezer.
If all goes perfectly, it should pull out rather quickly. Leave the iron on the joint for only a few seconds. Overheating that joint can cause the pad to raise and killing the connection in the main board. If pulling is not an option, do the same thing as above, but rather than pull, try pushing the post through the hole with the tweezers. I will add one more time. Be careful how long you leave the iron on the hole. Work as quickly as you can.
Also, if you are unsure of the wattage of your soldering iron, go buy a new one. Plain jane models are not that expensive. Typically they come in 15, 25 and 40 watt models. Personally I think 40 watts is too hot for circuitry. Someone gave me a dell inspiron laptop with a broken dc power jack,but the laptop turned on with the battery,just for a few seconds then it went off.
The laptop works perfect when its pluged in,but i have not tested it with the battery in it yet to see if it will charge it. It works either plugged in or if i just want to just use the battery. On this model the battery does not need to be in laptop if you have it plugged in. Hey thanks for the tut.
Somebody gave me a B and the only thing other than reinstalling the OS and adding ram was the power plugin was shorting or whatever. I never soldered anything in my life, but I followed your tut and just added a ball of solder to the positive terminal, and so far, its working.
If it messes up again, I will do the workaround with soldering a couple wires to the term, wrapping them around the plastic grill, and attaching them to another DC connector.
I followed your instructions and with a jewelers loop I could see the soldered power jack terminal just as you showed cracked and corroded.
I would have never figured that out without your help. I added some solder, put it all back together and now It works great. I had been blaming the AC adapters all this time. Also a nice guy for sharing your knowledge. Thank you for the help. Amazing, But I broke the Audio connector in step All the white plastic snapped off and i;m just left with 4 cables and the female end of the connector on the motherboard.
But I broke the Audio connector in step The female end still has 4 pins inside, right? I guess you can connect all four audio cables one by one. Old Inspiron B I just inherited this laptop for my new job. It connects to the internet on the road, but when I tried it at home, it sees networks including my router swire , connects, but never gets more than "Limited or No Connectivity".
I went through the standard troubleshoots to enable radio,etc and it says there is no driver update better than what is running. Greatly appreciated. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 9. Does your router at home have security features enabled?
If so, then you have to make things consistent between the router and the network adapter. Thanks Steve. First, whether you are a moderator or just a very helpful person, thanks. I see your posts everywhere and I have only been here for a bit this morning.
I di set the laptop up through Network Wizard sorry, I am the typical non computer literate person flooding these forums and loaded the info from my pc to the laptop via flash drive. When I try to connect to a swire signal, it appears the net key is preloaded and I can just hit connect. And again, while the laptop registers as connecting to the wireless signal, connectivity is the issue. Any suggestion on what will make the router and adapter consistent? Thanks again Steve. Who set up your network at home?
If MAC Address Filtering is enabled, then someone will have to log onto the router's configuration page and enter the MAC address of the wireless adapter on the B into the table of allowed MAC addresses on the router. What kind of encryption is enabled - i.
Are you sure you have the correct network key?
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