Removing The 14.1-Inch Display Panel - Dell Inspiron 4100 Service Manual

Removing the 14.1-Inch Display Bezel
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.
NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the
1. Remove the hard drive.
2. Remove the display assembly.
3. Use a plastic scribe to pry the six rubber screw covers out of the screw holes located on the front of the bezel.
4. Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws located on the front of the bezel.
NOTICE: Carefully separate the bezel from the top cover to avoid damage to the bezel.
5. Starting at the bottom of the display panel (by the DELL™ logo), use your fingers to separate the bezel from the top cover by lifting up the inside of the
bezel while pushing in on the outside.

Removing the 14.1-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.
NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the
1. Remove the hard drive.
2. Remove the display assembly.
3. Remove the display bezel.
4. Remove the hinge covers.
5. Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the left side of the display panel and the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the right side of the display panel.
HINT: If you have a Hitachi display panel, remove the two M2 x 4- mm screws from the center of the left side of the display panel.
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.
7. Lift from the top and rotate the display panel out of the top cover.
8. Disconnect the bottom flex-cable connector from the inverter connector by pulling straight up on the attached pull tab.
1 display panel connector
2 top flex-cable connector
3 pull tab
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