Dell Inspiron 3800 - Manual (Page 60)

3. Place the inverter in the cover top.
4. Reinstall the three 3-mm screws that secure the inverter to the top cover.
5. Connect the LCD flex cable to the ZIF connector on the inverter.
Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel
1. Find the manufacturer ’s name on the back of the LCD panel that is to be installed.
The manufacturer is either Torisan or Sharp.
2. Make sure that the LCD flex cable is folded correctly to accommodate the LCD panel being installed.
For more information, see " Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Flex Cable ."
3. Verify that the inverter jumpers are set to accommodate the LCD panel being installed.
For more information, see " Replacing the 12.1-Inch LCD Panel Inverter ."
4. Place the bottom edge of the LCD panel in the bottom of the top cover, and elevate the top of the panel with
your hand.
5. Carefully connect the LCD flex cable to the connector on the left edge of the LCD panel.
The flex cable must be curled back to connect to the LCD panel (see Figure 16).
Do not force the LCD flex cable into the connector. If you have trouble, check to make sure the LCD flex
cable is folded correctly and try again.
6. Lay the LCD panel in the top cover.
7. Connect the two-wire backlight plug to the connector on the inverter.
When the plug is all the way in the connector, the key slot in the center of the plug should not be visible. If
you can see the key slot, the plug is not in the connector correctly. Pull the plug out, turn the plug over, and
reinsert it into the connector.
8. Reinstall the four 5-mm screws to secure the LCD panel to the top cover.
Display Assembly Latch
To remove the display assembly latch, 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 display assembly bezel.
2. Remove the LCD panel.
3. Remove the display assembly latch by unsnapping the latch and captive spring from the inside of the display-
assembly top cover (see Figure 14) .
Palmrest Assembly
1 Backlight connector
2 Label
3 Inverter
4 Jumpers
5 ZIF connector
NOTICE: The LCD flex cable must be folded correctly before the cable connector can be
attached to the connector on the LCD panel (see
Figure 16 ).