Tester Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Can someone explain these two pointy things on a plamrest of a precision 7540? It's the first time i'm seeing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopster Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Long screw damage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitje Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 15 hours ago, Tester said: Can someone explain these two pointy things on a plamrest of a precision 7540? It's the first time i'm seeing this Looks like someone really screwed up. Is this something you bought recently? Mine doesn't exhibit that. Legion 5i Gen 10 - Core 7 Ultra 255HX, 32GB DDR5, RTX 5060 8GB, OLED 165Hz, 500GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro Not in use: HP Elitebook 8470P, ThinkPad X131e, ThinkPad T61, Dell Precision M4800 (dead), HP Zbook 15 G2, Dell Precision 7540 (Delta fans equipped) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalybion Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 On 9/20/2025 at 7:22 PM, loopster said: Long screw damage? Yep, looks like someone put in 5 mm screws instead of the two 3 mm screws that secure the palmrest there Precision 7520 / Xeon E3-1535m v6 / 32 gb DDR4 2666 MHz CL15 / GTX 1650 Mobile / LP156QHG-SP(V1) Precision 7540 / i9-9980HK / 32 gb DDR4 2666 MHz CL15 / RTX 4000 / LP156QHG-SP(V1) / Delta Fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowpressreturn Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 I have a similar bump on my Precision 3551. It was added by the Dell tech back when they were doing the second, or was it third? motherboard replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tester Posted Monday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:50 PM Seller said it was there since buying it, the thing is; it looks symmetrical? Is it a confirmed poorly repaired/refurbished laptop? Specs are on max and it's a nice laptop but that put me off buying it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tester Posted Monday at 10:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:57 PM These are some additional pictures of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tester Posted Monday at 11:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:01 PM 15 hours ago, meowpressreturn said: I have a similar bump on my Precision 3551. It was added by the Dell tech back when they were doing the second, or was it third? motherboard replacement. Is it just one bump or two just like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitje Posted Tuesday at 12:48 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:48 PM 13 hours ago, Tester said: These are some additional pictures of it At least the palmrest can be replaced. When I got my 7540 it was missing most screws and it only had one heatspreader for the main SSD. Usually they come with all heatspreaders. Whoever worked on it cheaped out, a LOT. Even the SSD was not original and was in bad shape enough to be discarded. Legion 5i Gen 10 - Core 7 Ultra 255HX, 32GB DDR5, RTX 5060 8GB, OLED 165Hz, 500GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro Not in use: HP Elitebook 8470P, ThinkPad X131e, ThinkPad T61, Dell Precision M4800 (dead), HP Zbook 15 G2, Dell Precision 7540 (Delta fans equipped) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowpressreturn Posted Wednesday at 10:14 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:14 AM On 9/23/2025 at 7:01 AM, Tester said: Is it just one bump or two just like that? One bump, much less prominent and in a different location on the palmrest. The similarity is the cause, i.e. over-tightening a screw so much that it pushes up the plastic on the palmrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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