Replacing The Lcd Panel - Dell Inspiron 2100 Manual

Removing and Replacing Parts : Dell Inspiron 2100
1. Ground yourself by touching the unpainted metal surface of the I/O panel on the back of
the computer.
2. Remove the keyboard
3. Remove the display
4. Remove the display assembly
5. Remove the four M2 x 3.5-mm screws on the left and right sides of the display assembly
that secure the LCD panel to the top cover.
6. Remove the M2 x 3.5-mm screw that secures the inverter to the top cover.
7. Lift and roll the inverter over (toward you), so that you can view the component (non-
Mylar) side of the inverter.
8. Disconnect the narrow flex cable from the ZIF connector on the left side of the inverter.
9. Disconnect the two-wire back-light plug from the connector on the right side of the
inverter.
10. Remove the inverter.
11. Lift the LCD panel from the bottom edge, giving enough room to fit your hand between
the LCD panel and the top cover.
12. Carefully peel the LCD flex cable away from the top cover.
13. Lift the LCD panel out of the top cover.
14. Lift up on the tape that is covering the wide flex-cable connector on the back of the LCD
panel.
NOTICE: Keep the tape for when you replace the LCD panel.
15. Disconnect the wide flex cable from the connector on the back of the LCD panel.

Replacing the LCD Panel

1. Connect the LCD flex cable to the connector on the back of the LCD panel.
2. Reinstall the tape that covers the LCD flex-cable connector on the back of the LCD panel.
3. If you are installing a new LCD flex cable, peel off the backing tapes that are on the LCD
flex-cable EMI sponges.
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