Dell Inspiron 1545 Optical Disk Drive Replacement

Introduction

This guide will be utilized if you are having issues with reading disks and it is not a firmware problem.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Before attempting to remove the battery ensure that the laptop is disconnected from all power sources and turned off.
Turn the laptop over to its back.

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Step 2

Slide the release latch while simultaneously pulling backwards on the battery.

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Step 3

Slide the battery out of the battery bay.

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Step 4 Optical Disk Drive

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Flip the laptop to its back side.
Remove the screw (5mm Phillips #1) that secures the Optical Disk Drive on the back of the laptop.

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You really don’t need to have the “Flip the laptop to its back side” comment here, as you should have already done that to get the battery out due to having to slide the battery latch, which is on the bottom.

Matt Pierce - Aug 9, 2018 Reply