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Dell Latitude L400 Service Manual
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the
main battery before you service the computer.
1.
Use a scribe to carefully pry the six rubber screw covers out of the six
screw holes located along the top and bottom of the bezel on the front of
the display assembly (see Figure 9).
2. Remove the six M2 x 3.5-mm screws located at the top and bottom of the
bezel on the front of the display assembly (see Figure 9).
3. Separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover.
The bezel is secured by slot openings that snap into the display-assembly
top cover. Carefully lift the inside edge of the bezel, working your way
around the inside perimeter, to unsnap and remove the bezel from the
display assembly.
Display Assembly Latch
Figure 10. Display Assembly Latch Removal
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the
main battery before you service the computer.
1.
Remove the display assembly bezel.
2. Lift the display assembly latch off of the display-assembly top cover
(see Figure 10).
3. Slide the latch spring off of the post on the display-assembly top cover
(see Figure 10).
You may need to use a small flat-blade screwdriver to separate the latch
spring from the post.
display assembly latch
latch spring
post
display assembly
top cover
