Dell Inspiron 5000e - Manual (Page 59)

1. Remove the two screw covers from the bottom corners of the LCD bezel.
2. Remove the two screws from the bottom corners of the LCD panel.
3. Ease your fingers under the bezel at the top of the panel.
Work your way around the bezel and disengage all the retaining tabs.
4. Once you have disengaged all of the retaining tabs, lift the bezel from the LCD panel.
Panel Removal
1. Remove the two latch assembly screws from each of the two display locking tabs.
2. Remove the four screws from each side of the LCD panel.
3. Disconnect the CCFL cable from the bottom of the panel.
4. Disconnect the flex cable from the LCD panel.
5. Lift the LCD panel from the back cover.
LED/Inverter Board Removal
1. Remove the two screws from the LED/inverter board.
2. Disconnect the flex cable from the ZIF connector on the bottom side of the LED/inverter board.
Flex Cable Removal
1. Remove the grounding tape that secures the wire harness to the back cover.
2. Carefully snap out the flex cable pass-though housing from the back cover.
3. Ease the flex cable over to one side.
4. Insert a flat instrument into the wide opening of the pass-through housing.
Be careful not to damage the flex cable.
5. Carefully ease the cover from the pass-through housing.
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