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Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement

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  1. Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Battery: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop as shown.

    • Remove the battery before operating on the computer to avoid electrocution.

  2. Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Hinge Cover: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Hinge Cover: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Hinge Cover: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.

    • You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.

    • Be careful of the wire attached to the underside of the hinge cover.

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    • Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

    • You have now removed the hinge cover.

  4. Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Keyboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Keyboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Keyboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Using the Phillips #1 remove the screws at the top of the keyboard as indicated.

    • Do not just lift up. There is a tab underneath the keyboard that is still connected to the mother board.

    • You will need to pull out the white tab underneath the keyboard upwards until it pops out of its socket.

    • The keyboard should be easily removable at this point.

  5. Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Display Module: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Display Module: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Flip the laptop over and remove the indicated screws.

    • Flip the laptop back over.

    • Find the two places where the display module is attached to the base of the computer.

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    • Disconnect the video card from the display module by gently lifting upwards on the black tab.

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    • Lift the display module directly upwards from the base of the computer.

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    • Now remove the display module.

  9. Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Upper Case: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Dell Inspiron 8600 Upper Case Replacement, Upper Case: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the two screws that hold the upper case.

    • You can now pop up the upper case and replace.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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