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Dell Inspiron 7500 — Removing and Replacing Parts
This procedure assumes that you have removed the keyboard and thermal shield. The
following procedure applies to all LCD displays (15-inch XGA, 15-inch SXGA+, and
15.4-inch SXGA).
1.
Remove the left hinge cover (see Figure 37).
Remove the two Phillips screws on the LCD wire harness on JP3. Use a dental
pick or flat-blade screwdriver to pry each end of the connector to release it.
2.
Close the display.
3.
Remove the four 6-mm screws that secure the two hinges.
4.
Unlatch the display assembly and lift the assembly off the computer base.
Display Assembly Component Removal
Figure 39. Front Bezel Removal
1
Front bezel
2
6-mm screws (2)
3
Rubber screw covers (2)
This procedure assumes that you have removed the display assembly from the com-
puter base. To remove the front bezel (see Figure 38), perform the following steps:
1.
Use a dental pick to pry the rubber screw covers off of the bottom two screws
and the rubber bumpers off of the top two screws.