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Hinge Covers

Dell™ Inspiron™ XPS and Inspiron 9100 Service Manual

CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety instructions in your Owner's Manual.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you begin working inside the computer.

1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer."
   
   

NOTE: The hinge cover consists of three separate pieces: the left cover, the right cover, and the center cover. To remove computer components, you must remove all three covers except for when removing the keyboard or the reserve battery. For these two components, remove only the center cover.

2. Remove the left and right hinge covers:
   
   
   1. Open the display.
      
      
   2. Slide the left and right hinge covers forward (toward the back of the computer) and then slide them to the side, away from the computer.
      
      

1	left hinge cover
2	right hinge cover

3. Remove the center hinge cover:
   
   
   1. Close the display.
      
      
   2. Facing the front of the computer, press in on the two hinge cover snaps and pull them up slightly to disengage them.
      
      

1	hinge cover snaps (2)

3. Open the display all the way (180 degrees) so that it lies flat against your work surface.
   
   
4. Lift the center hinge cover just enough to access the flex-cable connector.
   
   
5. Using the pull-tab, disconnect the center–hinge-cover flex cable from the system board connector.
   
   

1	center hinge cover
2	center–hinge-cover flex cable and pull-tab
3	system board connector

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