Dell C500 manual Removing the 14.1-Inch Display Panel, Remove the display assembly

Removing and Replacing Parts : Dell Latitude C600/C500 Series Service Manual

1.Remove the hard drive.

2.Remove the display assembly.

3.Use the scribe to pry the six rubber screw covers out of the screw holes located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly.

4.Remove the six M2.5 x 5-mm screws located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the bezel, do not bend the bezel while separating it from the display- assembly top cover.

5.Use a plastic scribe to carefully separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover.

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.

1.Remove the hard drive.

2.Remove the display assembly.

3.Remove the display assembly 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.

NOTE: 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 (see "14.1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and Panel").

7.Disconnect the bottom flex cable connector from the display-assembly top cover and inverter connector by pulling straight up on the attached pull tab.

8.Lift and rotate the top of the display panel out of the display-assembly top cover.

file:///F/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Latitude/c500-600/remove.htm (15 of 40) [2/28/2004 7:53:33 AM]