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This guide explains how to remove and replace the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), which is also called the monitor or screen.
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Rotate the laptop so its bottom is facing up.
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Identify the lock mechanisms holding the battery in place.
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Slide each button outward with your fingers to disengage the battery.
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Pull the battery off with your hand to separate it from the laptop.
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Find the two small indentations of the sides of the panel covering the power button.
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Pry up both sides of the panel by sticking the plastic opener tool in each indentation and prying up.
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Now that the panel is loose simply pull the panel off with your hand.
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Locate the two 5 mm Phillips #1 screws holding down the keyboard that were underneath the panel.
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Remove these screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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With the screws removed pull the keyboard up with your hand.
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Locate the connector that links the keyboard to the laptop.
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Gently pull the connector toward the screen of the laptop with your figers to disconnect it.
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Locate the two Phillips #1 screws holding the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) panel in place.
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Remove these two screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Remove the WLAN panel by pulling it up with your hand.
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Disconnect the black and white wires attached to the WLAN card by pulling up on the connectors with your fingers.
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Remove the remaining wires from their protective sleeve by hand.
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Pull the wires that you disconnected in the previous step through the hole in the top of the laptop.
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Detach the Phillips #1 grounding screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Disconnect the display cable by pulling up on the rectangular tab with your fingers.
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Disconnect the camera/microphone cable by prying it upward with the plastic opener tool.
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Separate the camera/microphone cable from the case by pulling it up with your fingers.
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Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the laptop that attach the lid assembly to the laptop with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #1 screws from the back of the laptop that also attach the lid assembly to the laptop with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Remove the lid by pulling it up from the base of the laptop with both hands.
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Locate the six 5 mm Phillips #1 screws connecting the display bezel to the back cover.
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Remove the six screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Use a plastic opener tool to begin separating the bezel from the display assembly.
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Move around the edges of the bezel with your hand or a plastic opener tool in order to loosen it from the display assembly.
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Once the bezel is loose, remove it from the display assembly by hand.
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Locate the eight 4 mm Phillips #1 screws (four on each side of the LCD) that secure the display to the assembly.
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Remove the eight screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Locate where the LCD display cable connects to the housing.
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Lift the black tab with your finger or a plastic opener tool.
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Gently pull on the cable with tweezers to disconnect it.
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Carefully lift and remove the LCD display with both hands.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Thanks for the easy instructions.
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