User Manual

Replacing the display assembly
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 www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the display assembly on the palm-rest assembly.
2 Close the display hinges and align the screw holes on the display hinges
with the screw holes on the palm-rest assembly.
3 Replace the screws that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest
assembly.
4 Route the display cable through its routing guides on the palm-rest
assembly.
5 Route the antenna cables through its routing guides on the palm-rest
assembly.
6 Close the display and turn the computer over.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the system board.
2 Replace the heat sink.
3 Replace the I/O board.
4 Replace the wireless card.
5 Replace the memory module.
6 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
7 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
8 Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical
drive”.
9 Replace the keyboard.
10 Replace the battery.
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