Display Assembly Hinges; Keyboard Assembly - Dell Inspiron 2000 System Reference Manual

15. Disconnect the wide flex cable from the connector on the back of the LCD panel.
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 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.
4. Reinstall the LCD panel in the top cover.
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.
5. Connect the inverter flex cable to the ZIF connector on the inverter.
6. With component side of the inverter facing up, connect the two-wire back-light plug to the connector on the right side of the inverter.
When the plug is all the way in the connector, the key slot in the center of the plug should not be visible. If you can see the key slot, the plug is
not in the connector correctly. Pull the plug out, turn the plug over, and reinsert it into the connector.
7. Roll the inverter over (away from you), so you can view the back side of the inverter.
8. Place the inverter into the top cover, aligning the posts in the top cover with the alignment holes in the inverter.
9. Holding the inverter in place, reinstall the M2 x 3.5-mm screw that secures the inverter to the top cover.
10. Reinstall the four M2 x 3.5-mm screws, in the
11. Reinstall the display assembly
12. Reinstall the display assembly bezel.

Display Assembly Hinges

1. Remove the keyboard bezel.
2. Remove the display assembly.
3. Remove the display assembly
4. Remove the two M2.6 x 4-mm screws that secure the left hinge to the top cover (see
5. Remove the two M2.6 x 4-mm screws that secure the right hinge to the top cover.
When replacing the left and right hinges, make sure they are installed correctly. An L is stamped on the left hinge and an R is stamped on the right
hinge.

Keyboard Assembly

Figure 11. Keyboard Assembly Removal
left and right ends of the top
latch.
bezel.
cover, that secure the LCD panel to the top cover.
Figure 8).