Dell 131L manual Removing the Hinge Cover, Replacing the Hinge Cover

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Hinge Cover

Dell™ Latitude™ 131L/

Dell Vostro™ 1000 Service Manual

Removing the Hinge Cover

Replacing the Hinge Cover

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the computer.

NOTICE: The hinge cover is fragile and can be damaged if extreme force is used. Be careful when removing the hinge cover.

Removing the Hinge Cover

1. Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

NOTICE: To help avoid damage to the hinge cover, ensure that it is snapped securely into place before you rotate the display open to 180 degrees.

2.Open the display all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against your work surface.

3.Using a small scribe, insert the scribe on the right side of the hinge cover to gently pry the hinge cover loose.

4.Pulling up from right to left, gently remove the hinge cover.

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Replacing the Hinge Cover

With the display open all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against the work surface, snap the cover back into place, starting from left to right.

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Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginRecommended Tools Turning Off Your ComputerBack to Contents Flashing the Bios Bluetooth Card Removing a Bluetooth CardReplacing a Bluetooth Card ExpressCard/Hard-Drive Bay Assembly Removing the ExpressCard/Hard-Drive Bay AssemblyReplacing the ExpressCard/Hard-Drive Bay Assembly Back to Contents Removing a Mini-Card Mini-CardReplacing a Mini-Card Coin-Cell Battery Removing the Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Page Removing the Display Assembly Display AssemblyDisplay Bezel Replacing the Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel Display PanelReplacing the Display Panel Display LatchBack to Contents Fan Removing a FanReplacing a Fan Back to Contents Test Case Dell Html Functional Test ReportOverview Test Document InformationJapanese ResultsHard Drive Removing the Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Back to Contents Hinge Cover Removing the Hinge CoverReplacing the Hinge Cover Keyboard Removing the KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Back to Contents Removing the Memory Modules Memory ModulesReplacing the Memory Modules Removing the Modem ModemReplacing the Modem Optical Drive Removing an Optical DriveReplacing an Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Pin Assignments for I/O Connectors USB ConnectorVideo Connector Removing the Processor Module Processor ModuleReplacing the Processor Module Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Removing the System Board System BoardReplace the processor see Replacing the Processor Module Replacing the System BoardBack to Contents Dell Latitude 131L
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131L specifications

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