Replacement Keyboard for Dell XPS 15 9550 9560 9570, Precision 5510 5520 5530 5540 & inspiron 15 7558 7568 Laptop, Dell Precision 5510 Keyboard with Backlit US Layout P/N: 0VC22N 0GDT9F

I had the unfortunate task of having to replace a keyboard immediately after receiving a refurbished Precision 5540. The company paid for the part, but I needed to do the teardown to install the new keyboard. While the process was a bit involved, the new keyboard has proven to be excellent. It has action very similar to the original keyboard, and matched all the keys. The backlit feature works fine as well. All in all, an excellent choice for replacement.

My "workhorse" XPS 15's keyboard became unbareable to work with. I have had it for about 3 years and I use it every day for software development. It had the chance to collect a LOT of "stuff" under those keys to the point where about half the keys were barely responding without very excessive force.I first tried popping the keys and cleaning underneath them with some success, but the keys are SUPER delicate and I broke one of the teeny-tiny plastic grips that hold the "6" key and most of the others felt just loose after all that violent yanking and snapping. It was time for a new keyboard.I wish the keyboard came with at least a cheap small torx T5 screwdriver to open the back cover of the laptop because that was the only special tool I didn't have (the rest of the screws are just small philips heads so you'll need that, and the only other potentially but not 100% necessary useful tools are a plastic spudger to help disconnect stuff, and a mat, ideally magnetic, to keep all the MANY screws and brackets you'll be pulling out in place)It is not the keyboard's fault that the installation is a huge pain in the @#$... to reach the keyboard you have to access it from the back which means you will need to disassemble/disconnect essentially EVERTYHING in the way. fans, brackets, motherboard etc. and then put it all back together again.Follow the online video that is linked in the little instruction paper that comes in the box VERY VERY patiently. This will take some time, patience and stable hands (but I was successful at doing it with average DIY skills and this was the first time I cracked open this laptop). It took me somewhere between 1 and 2 hours to complete this but the results were AWESOME. The keyboard feels just like the XPS15 felt when it came fresh out of the box. All the backlights work just as before and I couldn't be happier with the outcome.

Looks exactly like the factory keyboard, including the labels. The one I removed had some additional insulating adhesive I assume to avoid shorting to the motherboard in a few places so I just added some kapton tape to match those areas before assembling it. Backlight works, and all keys work like new.

You won't believe how many screws hold the original keyboard in place. There's 32 screws, just for that little keyboard!!! It's way more screws then what had to be removed to get all the other components out of the way to get to this little beast. To perform this replacement you will need a Torx T5 for the back panel of the laptop and a small Philips screwdriver for the rest.The new keyboard is great. The keys feel good, and backlighting works (see the image provided). No instructions came in my package, unlike what another reviewer stated, but I was able to search for what I needed. The only real issue was that the keyboard did not come with something to cover the screws where the motherboard would rest (see the other image provided). This could cause a short if a screw comes in contact with a motherboard component. There's no way you can remove the backing on the old keyboard, so I added some non-conductive tape to the areas of concern which worked out great.Be ready to be surprised by how much crud collected in the old keyboard. I believe my wife was getting ready for hibernation by storing food under the keys for the winter. I was going to provide a picture, but in the end I was too embarrassed to show it.Now that I have the new keyboard in place, I plan to rehabilitate the old keyboard so that I have a spare for when my wife eventually ends up storing all her food in the new one.

On the plus side, the keyboard works. But barely, in my opinion.Two of the arrow keys on my original keyboard had stopped working, and after attempting to replace just the keys without that fixing the problem, I decided to replace the whole keyboard. The process itself was time consuming and a bit nerve wracking, but doable with some help from YouTube.Cons: While the keyboard functions and all keys do work, it is just not working well. All of the keys have a more "clunky action" than on the original keyboard, although that I could probably get used to. However, the right shift key is so stiff that I need to press it with incredible force, and more often than not my capital letters end up being lowercase. Similarly there is something wrong with the left Alt key, so that when I use Alt-tab to switch through windows (which I do a lot), the alt key releases randomly interrupting the sequence.Overall I think this is actually worse than the original keyboard with two broken keys, and I don't think I can live with it or get used to it. I guess I will try to see if I can track down an actual OEM keyboard somewhere and go through the whole replacement process again. Disappointed.

Got this to replace bad 5510 keyboard. Works great but before you start the work have a good knowledge of what it takes to get to the keyboard in a laptop. Also, have a good work area where you can keep track of all the very small screws so you do not lose any and know where the go back. The OEM keyboard may have a couple of hidden screws under a glued on fabric shield like what I found out. It's really not hard to replace if you have the correct tools and follow the many videos online. Works great. It's like a new laptop!