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Display

  Removing the Display Assembly

  Replacing the Display Latch

Removing the Display Assembly

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your System Information Guide.

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.

1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" to remove the battery and prepare the computer for work.
   
   
2. Remove the battery.
   
   
3. Remove the hard drive.
   
   
4. Remove the center control cover.
   
   
5. Remove the two M2.5 x 6-mm screws next to each hinge.
   
   

1	display-feed flex cable
2	M2.5 x 6-mm screws (6)	4911U
3	display-feed flex cable hold-down board
4	pull-tab

6. Remove the two M2.5 x 6-mm screws from the display-feed flex cable hold-down board.
   
   
7. Use the pull-tab to disconnect the display-feed flex cable from its connector on the system board.
   
   
8. Move the display assembly to an upright position and pull it up out of the computer.
   
   

Replacing the Display Latch

CAUTION: Before performing the following procedures, read the safety instructions in your System Information Guide.

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.

To replace the display latch, you must remove the whole bezel.

1. Follow the instructions in "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer."
   
   
2. Remove the hard drive.
   
   
3. Remove the keyboard.
   
   
4. Open the display 180 degrees, and remove the two rubber screw covers, four rubber screw bumpers, and the six M2.5 x 4-mm screws that secure the bezel.
   
   

1	rubber screw bumpers	6U549
2	bezel
3	rubber screw covers	2U940
4	M2.5 x 4-mm screws	7116P

5. Use your fingers to carefully pry around the perimeter of the bezel until the bezel separates from the display assembly.
   
   
6. Remove the two display latch screws, and remove the display latch.
   
   

1	M2 x 1.8-mm screws (2)	5H953
2	display latch

NOTICE: When you replace the bezel, ensure that the display cable is routed correctly.

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