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Replacing the Middle Cover
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After
Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/
regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the middle cover on the computer base and route the cables through their
slots on the middle cover.
2 Route the following cables through their routing guides on the middle frame:
• LVDS cable
• Display-power cable
• Infrared-receiver cable
• Camera cable
• Hard-drive power and data cable
• Optical-drive power and data cable
• Converter cable
• Power-button cable
• Display-backlight cable
3 Replace the plastic shield above the LVDS and display-power cables.
4 Connect the LVDS, display-power, and touchscreen cables to the display assembly.
5 Replace the screw that secures the grounding cable to the middle cover.
6 Connect the display-backlight cable to the display assembly.
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