Dell Latitude LS, Service Manual

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14 Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers Service Manual
LCD Panel
Figure 11. LCD Panel Removal
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the
main battery before you service the computer.
1. Ground yourself by touching the unpainted metal surface of the I/O panel
on the back of the computer.
2. Remove the keyboard bezel.
3. Remove the display assembly.
4. Remove the display assembly bezel.
5. Remove the four M2 x 3.5-mm screws on the left and right sides of
the display assembly that secure the LCD panel to the top cover
(see Figure 11).
6. Remove the M2 x 3.5-mm screw that secures the inverter to the top cover.
7. Lift and roll the inverter over (toward you), so the bezel side is down (see
Figure 11).
LCD panel
wide flex
cable
narrow flex
cable
back light
plug
M2 x 3.5-mm screws (4)
back light
plug
inverter
inverter
narrow flex
cable
ZIF
connector
M2 x 3.5-mm
screw