Dell Latitude LS Service Manual page 24

8. Disconnect the narrow flex cable from the ZIF connector on the left side of
9. Disconnect the two-wire back-light plug from the connector on the right
10. Remove the inverter.
11. Lift the LCD panel from the bottom edge, giving enough room to fit your
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
15. Disconnect the wide flex cable from the connector on the back of the LCD
To replace the LCD panel, perform the following steps:
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
3. If you are installing a new LCD flex cable, peel off the backing tapes that
4. Reinstall the LCD panel in the top cover.
5. Connect the inverter flex cable to the ZIF connector on the inverter.
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the inverter.
side of the inverter (see Figure 11).
hand between the LCD panel and the top cover.
back of the LCD panel.
NOTE: Keep the tape for when you replace the LCD panel.
panel.
the LCD panel.
are on the LCD flex-cable EMI sponges.
a. Holding the LCD flex cable against the back of the LCD panel, insert
the right edge of the LCD panel into the right end of the top cover.
The right edge of the LCD panel should press against the EMI sponge
on the right side of the top cover. The LCD panel should not rest on top
of the EMI sponge.
b. Lower the bottom end of the LCD panel into the top cover, making sure
the LCD flex cable lines up with the opening that is to the right of the
left hinge.
c. Make sure the inverter flex cable is visible at the bottom edge of the
LCD panel.
d. Press the LCD panel into the top cover.
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