Dell Inspiron 13-7373 Keyboard Replacement

Written By: Kameron Jusseaume

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Dell Inspiron 13-7373 Keyboard Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

15 - 30 minutes

Introduction

A Dell Inspiron 13-7373 may require a keyboard replacement for several reasons, such as broken keys, physical issues, debris or broken pieces, unresponsiveness, and connection problems. If you use a laptop the majority of your time, it is important to make sure it is comfortable to use and that you get the most out of your keyboard. Before beginning, make sure to power off your laptop completely and disconnect from any external power source.

Tools

Step 1

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
Remove the ten 7.5mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
Use an opening tool to remove the bottom half of the case from the laptop.

On the outer part of the hinges there is 1 clip on each side that also need to be snapped out with the opening tool. You will hear a click noise when they are out.

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Step 2

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four screws holding the battery in place.

After this your MUST carefully unweave very thin black and red wires woven up and down at bottom of battery before the next step!

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Step 3

Pull the plastic tab on the battery cable to disconnect the cable from the battery.

Step 4

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Before lifting up and trying to unplug the battery, don't forget to move the black&red wire under the routing tabs on the front of the battery out of the way.

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Step 5

Remove the two screws holding the cover for the fan.

Step 6

Unplug the connector holding the fan’s wires.
Remove the fan from the laptop.

Step 7

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single screw holding in the network card.
Remove the network card from the laptop.

Step 8

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 1mm screws holding in the daughterboard.
Remove the metal piece holding in the daughterboard.
Disconnect the two cable connectors from the daughterboard.
If the cables are stuck, gently wiggle them until they disconnect.

Step 9

Remove the daughterboard.

Step 10

Remove the seven 2mm screws securing the motherboard.

Step 11

Release the IO Board Cable.
Release the Touchpad cable.
Release the keyboard back-light cable.
Release the keyboard cable.
Release the eDP cable.
Release the dc-in cable.
Release the cable for the LED charging indicator by gently pulling up on the connector.

The yellow here isn’t the keyboard back-light cable. It’s the power adapter input. There is one screw holding it in.

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Step 12

Gently lift up on the motherboard to remove it.

Step 13

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the eight 1mm screws at the back of the keyboard.
Remove the 3 screws holding the hinges of the laptop on each side.