Dell Chromebook 3100 Teardown

Written By: Carlos Martinez
Published: 19/05/22
  • Comments: 3

Dell Chromebook 3100 Teardown

Published: 19/05/22

Teardown

Introduction

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    • Unscrew all 9 screws, with a Philips screwdriver then pry open the back of the Chromebook with a spudger.

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    • Unscrew the 3 screws holding the battery in place and unseat the battery from the motherboard. Be careful when removing the battery as there is a sticker.

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    • There a 6 screws holding the motherboard in place.

    • Remove these screws and then remove an additional screw securing the black and white connection to the WiFi card.

    • Once all the screws are undone, unplug the wire to the speakers and the display cable and the ribbon cable for the mouse.

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    • 3 screws on each hinge hold the top screen to the bottom of the Chromebook. Removing these allow you to separate the two halves.

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    • The speakers are the easiest to remove. Simply grab the speakers and gently wiggle them free.

    • Keep in mind the wires are taped to the Chromebook.

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    • There are 2 types of screws for the mouse pad, The first 3 screws secure the mouse pad itself (these screws have a large flat head).

    • The other 3 screws secure the mouse pad.

    • Brace these screws, they do NOT have a large flat head.

    • Once you have removed the screws you need to disconnect the ribbon cable. You can do this by lifting up on the black tab then pull the cable.

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    • To remove the keyboard stick a screw driver through the 2 holes and push it to pop it out.

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    • In order to reach the screw securing the display, you must first remove the sticker covering the screw.

    • Once you have removed the screws remove the display cover by peeling it off it is glued on.

    • Once you have removed the screws, remove the display cover by peeling it off.

    • The display cover is glued on.

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    • To remove the display unscrew the 4 screws then peel away the screen.

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    • To remove the hinges, unscrew 4 screws (2 on each side) then remove them.

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    • The screen is not screwed in. So to lift it up, all you need to do is peel it off.

    • When you lift the screen remove the connection attached to the screen.

Author

Carlos Martinez

Member since: 19/12/20

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3 comments

thank you my speaker broke this helped me fix it with out getting in trouble

Noah Corda -

which ribbon cables control which functionality?

Luke Fernandez -

Can you show the connector colors for the battery to motherboard cable please

Deana -