Display: Dell Inspiron 1100, 5100, and 5150 Service Manual

8.Disconnect the bottom flex-cable connector from the inverter connector on the system board by peeling up the pull-tab and pulling the tab down and away from the inverter connector.

1inverter connector

2bottom flex-cable connector

3pull-tab

Installing the Display Panel

1.Connect the top flex-cable connector to the display panel connector.

2.Connect the bottom flex-cable connector to the inverter connector.

3.Lay the display panel in the top cover.

4.Route the display-feed flex cable so that it rests in the notch located in the bottom edge of the top cover.

5.Replace the eight M2 x 3-mm screws that secure the display panel to the top cover.

6.Replace the display bezel.

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