How to Disassemble a Dell Inspiron 15 5570 Laptop to Install an M.2 SSD

In this video, I show you how to install an SSD module (M.2 2280 slot) in a Dell Inspiron 5570 Laptop. With an 8th Generation Intel i5-8250U processor, 8GB RAM, and a 1 TB 5400rpm hard drive, the one thing slowing the laptop down the most is the hard drive. I'll install an Intel HP 360GB SSD by disassembling the cover, with the intent of booting from the SSD instead of the slow hard drive.

To be safe, you should detach the battery connectors before installing the SSD at the 4:24 mark in the video. No need to physically remove the battery itself - just disconnect it. Thanks to Zhu Hang for the catch.

At the 4:15 mark, you may want to lift the cover straight up instead of trying to rotate it. Thanks to Ruiluth.

Thanks to dave rohrdanz: "I didn't get the reason for the 'lifting straight up' and 'credit cards at 90 degrees' and struggled [to] get the back off in [the] upper corners by the display - until I finally realized that the display itself was in the way of the release! So if you are having trouble with the last part of getting the cover off, rotate the display out of the way."

Thanks to eminusipi: "It's not necessary to remove the screws (the two by the hinge are captive) just unscrew the rest of them til they are disengaged then put tape over the holes to keep the screws from falling out. Now you don't have to worry about where they go! I used a polycarbonate cast iron scraper (Lodge) to pry the back off. It's very sturdy and I just had to run it around the perimeter of the kybd popping each clip in a single pass. It only took about 30 seconds to do that."

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