In this guide I’ll disassemble a Dell Vostro 14 5468, I will remove the bottom cover, SSD, RAM, wireless card, USB board, heat sink, cooling fan, and motherboard.
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1. Removing the bottom cover
Remove all screws securing the bottom cover.
Pry up the bottom cover with a crowbar.
Lift up and remove the bottom cover.
With the bottom cover removed, you can get access to the battery, SSD, RAM, CMOS battery, speaker, hard drive, heatsink, cooling fan, and motherboard.
2. Removing the battery
Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
Remove three screws securing the battery to the laptop.
Take out the battery from its bay.
It comes with an 11.4V, 42Wh Li-ion battery, Dell P/N: WDXOR.
3. Removing the RAM
Dell Vostro 14 5468 has two RAM slots and comes with one RAM, so you can add another RAM module.
Separate the clips and remove the RAM.
The laptop features an SK Hynix 4GB PC4-2400T RAM.
4. Removing the SSD
Remove one screw securing the SSD and take it out of its slot.
SanDisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB SSD, Dell P/N: OKOGGC.
5. Removing the wireless card
Remove one screw and unplug two antenna cables. You can remove the wireless card.
6. Removing the USB board
Remove two screws securing the USB board.
Disconnect two cables from the board.
7. Removing the cooling fan
Remove the screw securing the cooling fan and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard. You can remove the cooling fan.
8. Removing the motherboard
Remove all screws securing the motherboard.
Disconnect all cables from the motherboard.
Lift up and remove the motherboard.
Can you add NB specs also, because only from memory type we can understand that it is i*-7*** series
How about keyboard replacement of Dell Vostro 5468?
To replace the keyboard, you need to remove the battery and the motherboard, under the motherboard you can access to the keyboard.
Nice! Thank you, mate! I just want to replace my keyboard with backlit keyboard
If you can write a keyboard remove guide for us, we can send you a backlit keyboard for free.
Hi, is the hardware required for mounting a hard disk already come included with the laptop?
I can see what I assume is the SATA/power cable and what looks like a mounting bracket there.
Is there any additional hardware that needs to be purchased to properly mount and connect a hdd?
My laptop comes with 1tb HDD hardisk and I want to replace with a ssd one. Which is the right ssd I should order for Dell Vostro 5468 ?
You can buy the original SanDisk X400 M.2 SSD.
If you want to add a 2.5″ SSD, Samsung 860 pro is a good choice.
I want to combine SSD and HDD, SSD for booting system and HDD for data. it is possible?
Of course, you can do that.
But i still confuse my laptop have 2 slot storage ( SSD+HDD ). My laptop is DELL VOSTRO 14 5468, Core i5, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 940MX. This is correct??
But i still confuse my laptop have 2 slot storage ( SSD+HDD ). My laptop is DELL VOSTRO 14 5468, Core i5, 4GB RAM, 1TN HDD, Nvidia GeForce 940MX. This is correct??
can I upgrade the led screen to a higher resolution like FHD and IPS panel?
Of course, you can upgrade it to the FHD screen.
Hello,
What is the socket named “USB” right next to the M.2 SATA port? is it a debug port or a normal USB (which can be used with a cable? or soldering skills)
I found the schematics but couldn’t find the port. I may solder my nano receiver