Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell Inspiron 5000 Series

5. Once you have disengaged all of the retaining tabs, lift the bezel from the LCD panel.

Panel Removal

NOTICE: It is not necessary to remove the display locking tabs when removing the panel.

1.Remove the two screws from each side of the panel.

2.Disconnect the cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) cable from the bottom of the panel.

3.Disconnect the flex cable from the back of the LCD panel.

4.Lift the 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.

15-Inch UXGA, XGA, and SXGA+ Display Disassembly

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