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Dell™ Inspiron™ 1010 Service Manual

  Removing the Display Assembly

  Replacing the Display Assembly

WARNING: 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.

CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface.

CAUTION: 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.

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Removing the Battery) before working inside the computer.

CAUTION: 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 battery (see Removing the Battery).
   
   
3. Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).
   
   
4. Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).
   
   
5. Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).
   
   
6. Remove the palm rest bracket (see Removing the Palm Rest Bracket).
   
   
7. Disconnect the display cable from the system board connector.
   
   
8. Disconnect the Mini-Card cables from its connectors.
   
   
9. Make note of the Mini-Card cable routing and pull the Mini-Card cables out through the system board so that they are clear of the computer base.
   
   
10. Remove the 3-in-1 Media Card Reader (see Removing the Media Card Reader).
    
    

1	display cable connector	2	Mini-Card connector cables
3	TV tuner connector cables

11. Disconnect the TV tuner cables from its connectors.
    
    
12. Remove the two screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
    
    

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screws (2)

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display assembly

13. Lift and remove the display assembly from the computer base.
    
    

Replacing the Display Assembly

1. Place the display assembly in position and replace the two screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
   
   
2. Connect the display cable to the system board connector.
   
   
3. Route the Mini-Card cables and connect them to the Mini-Cards, if applicable (see Replacing the Mini-Card).
   
   
4. Connect the TV tuner card cables to its connectors.
   
   
5. Replace the 3-in-1 Media Card Reader (see Replacing the Media Card Reader).
   
   
6. Replace the palm rest bracket (see Replacing the Palm Rest Bracket).
   
   
7. Replace the hard drive (see Replacing the Hard Drive).
   
   
8. Replace the palm rest (see Replacing the Palm Rest).
   
   
9. Replace the keyboard (see Replacing the Keyboard).
   
   
10. Replace the battery (see Replacing the Battery).
    
    

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