Dell Inspiron 3500 User Manual
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13.3-Inch LCD Panel and EMI Pan Removal: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3500 Portable Computer
To remove the LCD panel from the EMI pan, see the exploded view of the
13.3-inch display assembly
and perform the following steps:
1. Remove the
display assembly
.
2. Remove the
bezel
.
3. Remove the
LCD interior assembly
.
4. Remove the
panel rails
.
5. Turn the LCD interior assembly face up.
6. If present, remove (and save for installation) any Kapton tape from the lower right corner of the LCD interior assembly.
7. If present, remove (and save for installation) any Kapton tape from the center left side of the LCD interior assembly.
8. Remove (and save for installation) the EMI tape from the side and the bottom of the LCD interior assembly.
9. Remove (and save for installation) any other Kapton or EMI tape securing the LCD cable to the EMI pan.
10. Lift the LCD panel partially out of the EMI pan. The LCD FPC cable is still attached to the LCD panel.
11. Remove (and save for installation) the Kapton tape securing the LCD FPC cable to the LCD panel.
12. Gently pull the LCD FPC cable out of the connector on the LCD panel.
13. Lift the LCD panel out of the EMI pan. The LCD FPC cable remains taped to the EMI pan.
CAUTION: The following procedure should be performed only by depot repair technicians.
NOTE: When removing the EMI tape, hold each end of the tape at all times. If one end is released, the tape curls and sticks to itself.