Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference Manual page 148

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2 Latch
3 3-mm screws (6)
4 Display-assembly top
cover
5 LCD flex cable
To remove the display assembly bezel, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, remove the power cable, the battery, and the second battery (if
installed) before you service the computer.
1. Use a scribe to carefully pry the four rubber screw covers out of the four screw holes located at the top of the bezel
on the front of the display assembly.
2. Remove the four 4-mm screws located at the top of the bezel on the front of the display assembly (see
3. Use a scribe to carefully pry the two plastic screw covers out of the two screw holes located at the bottom of the bezel
on the front of the display assembly.
4. Remove the two 4-mm screws from the bottom of the bezel.
NOTICE: The bezel tabs are fragile. Handle the bezel carefully to avoid breaking the tabs off.
5. Separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover.
The bezel is secured by three tabs on the left and right side of the display-assembly top cover.
14.1-Inch Display LCD Panel
Removing the 14.1-Inch Display LCD Panel
To remove the 14.1-inch display LCD panel, perform the following steps.
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, remove the power cable, the battery, and the second battery (if
installed) before you service the computer.
1. Remove the main battery.
2. Remove the keyboard
3. Remove the display
4. Remove the display assembly
5. Remove the three 3-mm screws on the left side of the LCD panel and the three 3-mm screws on the right side of the
LCD panel (see Figure
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7 LCD panel
8 Plastic screw covers (2)
9 4-mm screws (6)
10 Rubber screw covers (4)
assembly.
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