Dell :: How To Disassemble A Mini 12

how to disassemble a Dell Inspiron Mini 12

First get 1 small + screw driver

and 1 pair of latex gloves(to prevent ESD)

1-Take your Mini 12 and flip it upside-down

2-Un-Screw all the screws on the bottom. NOTE: There is no need to map out where each screw belongs because they are all the same.

3-Remove the bezel above the keyboard

4-Unscrew the 2 screws above the keyboard holding it down and remove the keyboard

5-Detach the wiresfrom the motherboard, leading from the top of half of the base(power, sound, touchpad, and antenna's)

6-Remove the top half of the base

Now that you have opened up the laptop, you can look at all the components and clean it with canned air(if necessary).