Dell 1640 manual Removing the Display Assembly

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Display Assembly

Dell™ Studio XPS™ 1640 Service Manual

Removing the Display Assembly

Replacing the Display Assembly

CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

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

NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

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: To avoid damage to the display, you must not disassemble your Edge-to-Edge display assembly in the field.

Removing the Display Assembly

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

3.Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).

4.Make note of the Mini-Card cable routing and carefully dislodge the Mini-Card antenna cables from their routing guides.

5. Remove the two screws from the computer base.

6.Turn the computer over.

7.Pull the Mini-Card cables out through the system board so that they are clear of the computer base.

8.Make note of the display cable, camera cable, and power/battery light cable routing and carefully dislodge the cables from their routing guides.

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Contents Page Removing the Ieee 1394 Module Ieee 1394 ModuleReplacing the Ieee 1394 Module Removing the AC Adapter Connector AC Adapter ConnectorReplacing the AC Adapter Connector Back to Contents Removing the Audio Board Audio BoardReplacing the Audio Board Back to Contents Removing the Base Cover Base CoverReplacing the Base Cover Removing the Battery Latch Assembly Battery Latch AssemblyReplacing the Battery Latch Assembly Page Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginRecommended Tools Turning Off Your ComputerBack to Contents Flashing the Bios From a CD Flashing the BiosFlashing the Bios From the Hard Drive Page Removing the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Processor Installing the ProcessorRemoving the Processor Back to Contents Removing the Processor Heat Sink Processor Heat SinkReplacing the Processor Heat Sink Back to Contents Removing the Display Assembly Display AssemblyReplacing the Display Assembly Back to Contents Removing the eSATA Connector ESATA ConnectorReplacing the eSATA Connector Removing the Thermal Fan Thermal FanReplacing the Thermal Fan Back to Contents Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Page Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Back to Contents Removing the Memory Modules MemoryReplacing the Memory Modules Back to Contents Removing the Mini-Card Wireless Mini-CardWlan 2 or 3 antenna cables Replacing the Mini-CardPage Removing the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Removing the Rear Caps Rear CapsReplacing the Rear Caps Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Back to Contents Removing the Subwoofer SubwooferReplacing the Subwoofer Removing the System Board System BoardReplacing the System Board Back to Contents Back to Contents Removing the TV Tuner Card TV Tuner Card OptionalReplacing the TV Tuner Card