Removing The 12.1-Inch Display Panel; Replacing The Display-Assembly Top Cover; Replacing The 12.1-Inch Display Panel - Dell Latitude C500 Series Service Manual

Removing and Replacing Parts : Dell Latitude C600/C500 Series Service Manual
NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the
procedure.
1. Remove the hard
2. Remove the display
3. Use the scribe to pry the six rubber screw covers out of the screw holes located on the bezel on the front of the
display assembly.
4. Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly.
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the bezel, do not bend the bezel while separating it from the display-assembly top
cover.
5. Use a plastic scribe to carefully separate the bezel from the
display-assembly top cover.

Removing the 12.1-Inch Display Panel

NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed
batteries.
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface
on the computer.
1. Remove the hard
2. Remove the display
3. Remove the display assembly
4. Remove the hinge
5. Remove the four M3 x 3-mm screws on the front of the display panel that secure the display panel to the support
bracket.
6. Remove the M2 x 4-mm screw that secures the display-feed flex cable to the display assembly through the black
plastic flex cable retention bracket (see
7. Lift up the right side of the display panel, and pull the panel out of the display-assembly top cover at an angle.

Replacing the Display-Assembly Top Cover

If you are replacing the display-assembly top cover, remove the support bracket.
1. Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the left side of the
display-assembly top cover
2. Lift the support bracket out of the display-assembly top cover.

Replacing the 12.1-Inch Display Panel

1. Place the left edge of the display panel against the left side of the support bracket in the display-assembly top cover,
and elevate the right side of the panel with your hand.
2. Lay the display panel into the display-assembly top cover.
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