User 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 www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. 
Procedure
1  Slide the display cable into the connector on the display back-cover and 
close the latch to secure the cable.
2  Adhere the tape that secures the display cable to the display back-cover.
3  Turn the display panel over and place it 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.
Post-requisites
1  Replace the display bezel.
2  Replace the display assembly.
3  Replace the system board.
4  Replace the heat sink.
5  Replace the I/O board.
6  Replace the wireless card.
7  Replace the memory module.
8  Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
9  Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 7 in “Replacing the base cover”.
10  Follow the procedures from step 4 to step 5 in “Replacing the optical 
drive”.
11  Replace the keyboard.
12  Replace the battery.
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