Owners Manual

Replacing the Display Panel

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your

computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your

Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Connect the display cable to the display panel and press down the

connector latch to secure the cable.

2 Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the display panel.

3 Gently place the display panel on the display back-cover.

4 Align the screw holes on the display panel with the screw holes on the

display back-cover.

5 Replace the screws that secure the display panel to the display back-

cover.

6 Route the display cable through the routing guides on the display back-

cover.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the camera.

2 Replace the display bezel

3 Replace the display assembly.

4 Replace the palm rest.

5 Replace the keyboard.

6 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 5 in replacing the optical drive.

7 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in replacing the hard drive.

8 Replace the base cover.

9 Replace the battery.