Upgrading and Fixing a 16 Year Old Dell Laptop - They're Still Useful! (Dell Inspiron 1545)

I was at my non-profit recently and came across this old laptop. It's a Dell Inspiron 1545 from 2010. Old and worthless. Why bother fixing it? Well, I've repaired a number of these in times past during the days where I bought faulty goods to fix and sell on eBay. Why not take a trip down memory lane and fix one more of these things for the road? Besides, I now run the Birmingham Device Bank so once fixed, this laptop would go to a recipient who otherwise couldn't afford or access a machine. That makes this one worthy enough if you ask me. I ended up repairing (not replacing) the charging port, changing the battery, cleaning everything, upgrading the CPU and installing Linux. Follow along as I give this old laptop a new lease on life and make it useful for a few more years to come. HDD cover model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:729... My non-profit: https://recognition-circular.org Read the blog post that accompanies this video here: Post to come. (I'm working on an improved format with more pictures). I give my 3D models away for free. Check me out on Printables by searching "repairwins" Intro 0:00 Removing keyboard and palmrest stickers 1:34 Disassembly to access screen housing 3:43 Removing motherboard 7:22 New BIOS battery, removing charging board 12:28 De-soldering damaged charging port 14:21 Soldering in "new" charging port 17:00 Re-installing boards and palmrest 19:06 Checking screen assembly for damage 22:04 Testing charging port and CMOS battery 27:00 Installing SSD, Linux, new battery, CPU upgrade 28:52 Fitting a 3D printed HDD cover 31:30 Conclusion 34:30 Outro 35:44