Dell I17RN-5296BK Laptop User Manual


 
4-60 Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual
12.1-Inch LCD Inverter Board
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Figure 4-42. 12.1-Inch Inverter Board Removal
To remove the 12.1-inch inverter board, follow these ste
p
s:
1. Remove the front bezel.
See “12.1-Inch LCD Front Bezel” found earlier in this section.
2. Remove the LCD
p
anel.
See the
p
revious subsection, “12.1-Inch LCD Panel.” You ma
y
not want to
remove this
p
anel if
y
ou are re
p
lacin
g
onl
y
the inverter board.
3. Disconnect the inverter cable from connector CN2 at the bottom of the
inverter board, and remove the cable.
4. Remove the inverter board from the back cover.
The inverter board is mounted on two
p
lastic sna
p
s. It is held in
p
lace b
y
these sna
p
s and Ka
p
ton ta
p
e near the bottom of the board.
When re
p
lacin
g
the inverter board, make sure
y
ou have the correct board. The
inverter board for a 12.1-inch IBM LCD assembl
y
is different from the inverter
board for a 12.1-inch Samsun
g
LCD assembl
y
.
inverter board
connector CN2
inverter cable
snaps (2)
back cover