Compaq Armada 1700 User Manual page 100

It is not necessary to separate the display and the top cover unless you are
replacing the display or the top cover. If you are not replacing the top cover or the
display assembly, complete steps 1 through 4 to remove the top cover/display assembly
from the base.
To remove the display assembly, complete the following procedure:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (Page 5-3).
2. Remove the hinge covers (Page 5-23).
3. Remove the screw
4. Separate the backlight power cable
board. Use a small flat-tipped screwdriver or other instrument to lift the connectors
free of the system board.
Do not pull the connector by the wires from the socket. The wires will be
damaged, rendering the display inoperative.
holding the ground lugs to the left hinge clutch.
and the display data cable from the system