Dell Inspiron 14-5468 Repair

The Inspiron 14 5468 is a low-cost laptop released by Dell in 2014. It has a 14-inch screen with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. Internally, the laptop uses an Intel processor—either a 6th or 7th-generation Intel Core processor or a less-powerful Intel Celeron processor—paired with an AMD chip for handling the graphics. The chassis is fairly plain with a black finish on the keyboard and surrounding area combined with a contrasting silver on the bottom cover and back of the display.

Many important components in the Inspiron 14 5468 are relatively easy to access and replace, and the Dell service manual for this laptop has useful instructions for this task. For starters, the battery is held in place at the back of the laptop with only a single clasp, meaning that it is easy to swap a new one in place. Likewise, the optical drive pulls directly out of the side of the laptop once the single screw holding it in place is removed. Loosening two more Phillips screws lets you remove the access cover on the bottom of the device and gives you access to the memory (with two slots for up to 16 GB) and the hard drive bay (which can accommodate any standard 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or SSD).

You can identify this laptop by looking on the bottom for a sticker containing the model number “Inspiron 14 5468.” If the model number is not shown on the sticker, look for the service code or service tag instead. Enter either of these numbers on the Dell support website for exact information on your laptop.

Processor

• Intel Celeron (dual core)
• or 6th-generation Intel Core i3
• or 7th-generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7

Memory

• Up to 16 GB total
• Two SO-DIMM slots
• DDR4 at 2133 MHz

Storage

• Hard drive
  • 2.5-inch form factor
  • SATA III (6 Gbit/s) interface
• Optical drive
  • 9.5 mm
  • DVD-RW support

Graphics

• Integrated graphics
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • or Intel HD Graphics 520
  • or Intel HD Graphics 620
• Dedicated graphics
  • AMD Radeon R7 M440
  • 2 GB video memory

Display

• 14 inches (35.6 cm) on the diagonal
• 1366x768 pixels
• 60 Hz refresh rate

Connections

• Two USB 2.0 ports
• USB 3.0 port
• HDMI port
• Ethernet port (100 Mbit/s)
• 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo jack

Wireless

• 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.2

Inspiron 14 5468 official support page

Inspiron 14 5468 specifications

Inspiron 14 5468 service manual (with disassembly instructions)

Inspiron 14 5000 series review by NotebookCheck