Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference Manual page 151

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3. Remove the display
4. Remove the display assembly
5. Remove the four 5-mm screws securing the LCD panel to the top cover (see
6. Disconnect the two-wire backlight plug from the connector on the inverter.
7. Lift the LCD panel and carefully disconnect the flex cable from the connector on the left edge of the LCD panel.
8. Remove the LCD panel from the top cover.
Removing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel Inverter
1. Disconnect the LCD flex cable
2. Remove the three 3-mm screws securing the inverter to the top cover.
3. Remove the inverter from the top cover.
Removing the 12.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable
1. Remove the 4-mm screw securing the metal cable clip to the left hinge of the display-assembly top cover (see
15).
2. Remove the cable out from under the plastic strain-relief retainer located on the bottom of the display-assembly hinge
cover.
3. Remove the flex-cable clip from the bottom of the hinge cover located at the bottom of the display assembly.
4. Pry the hinge-cover assembly apart from the display assembly, allowing just enough space for the flex cable to pass
through the opening.
5. Slide the cable through the opening.
Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable
1. Pry the hinge-cover assembly apart from the display assembly, allowing just enough space for the flex cable to pass
through the opening.
2. Slide the cable through the opening.
3. Attach the flex-cable clip to the bottom of the hinge cover located at the bottom of the display assembly.
4. Slide the flex cable under the plastic strain-relief retainer located on the bottom of the display-assembly hinge cover.
5. Reinstall the 4-mm screw that secures the metal cable clip to the left hinge of the display-assembly top cover.
6. Find the manufacturer's name on the back of the LCD panel that is to be installed. The manufacturer is either Torisan
or Sharp.
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assembly.
bezel.
from the ZIF connector on the inverter.
Figure 15).
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