Service manual

Removing the display hinges

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Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover.

2 Remove the battery.

3 Remove the display assembly.

4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 2 in “Removing the display

panel”.

Procedure

1 Place the display-back cover and antenna assembly on a flat surface.

2 Remove the antenna cables from the routing guide on the hinge cover.

3 Remove the screws that secure the display hinges to the display back-

cover and antenna assembly.

4 Peel off the tapes that secure the display hinges to the display back-cover

and antenna assembly.