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12Carefully separate the front and back of the LCD panel assembly.
Caution
The fingerprint reader cable connects the two halves. Lay the front of the LCD panel assembly beside the back half.
13Disconnect the two cables from the old inverter.
14Remove the old inverter from the LCD assembly back.
15Connect the two cables to the new inverter.
16Replace the inverter.
17Press the two halves of the LCD panel front and back together in several places until they click in place. You should find no loose spots or spots where the two halves do not meet.
18Replace the eight LCD panel assembly screws removed in Step 11.
19Replace the eight rubber inserts removed in Step 10.
20Replace the LCD assembly by following the steps in “Replacing the LCD assembly” on page 51.
21Replace the system board by following the steps in “Replacing the system board” on page 35.
22Replace the palm rest by following the steps in “Replacing the palm rest” on page 25.
23Replace the hinge cover by following the steps in “Replacing the hinge cover” on page 23.
24Replace the hard drive by following the steps in “Replacing the hard drive” on page 17.
25Replace the DVD drive by following the steps in “Replacing the DVD drive” on page 14.
26Reconnect the antenna wires to the wireless card by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card” on page 10.
27Replace the memory bay cover by following the steps in “Adding or replacing memory modules” on page 6.
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