DELL inspiron 4100 User Manual

							Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 4150 
1keyboard
2 track stick
3 blank key
4 palm rest
6.  Lift the keyboard straight up until it clears the keyboard boss support \
in the  bottom case. 
7.  Rotate the keyboard forward toward the front of the computer. 
8.  Rest the key face of the keyboard on the palm rest. 
NOTICE: Do not pull on the keyboard flex and track stick cables. 
9.  Pull up on the keyboard connector to disconnect it from the interface co\
nnector  on the system board. 
 
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1boss support (5)
2 track stick cable
3 keyboard flex cable
4 keyboard connector
5 orientation label
10.  Remove the keyboard from the bottom case. 
Replacing the Keyboard 
1.  Place the keyboard on the palm rest at the front of the computer with th\
e keys  face down and the connector toward the back of the computer. 
NOTICE: To avoid damage to the connector pins, press the keyboard connector 
evenly into the interface connector on the system board, and do not reve\
rse the 
keyboard connector. 
2.  Connect the keyboard connector to the interface connector on the system \
board. 
The keyboard connector may have a label on it that shows the correct ori\
entation 
of the keyboard connector to the system-board interface connector.
3.  Carefully turn the keyboard over. Align the keyboard boss support, fit t\
he left  side of the keyboard into place, and then snap the right side of the key\
board 
into place. 
NOTICE: Position the keyboard flex and track stick cables so that they are not 
pinched when you replace the keyboard in the bottom case. 
4.  Check that the keyboard is correctly installed. The keys should be flush\
 with the  left and right surfaces of the palm rest. 
5.  Replace the center control cover, close the display assembly, and turn t\
he  computer over. 
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							Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 4150 
6.  Reinstall the five M2.5 x 12-mm screws in the holes labeled circle K. \
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							Display, Display Assembly, Display Latch, and Hinge Covers: Dell Inspiro\
n 4150 
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Display, Display Assembly, Display 
Latch, and Hinge Covers 
Dell™ Inspiron™ 4150 
  Display
  Display Assembly
  Display Latch
  Hinge Covers
Display
NOTICE: You must remove the display before you remove the palm rest. 
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical 
outlets, and remove any installed batteries. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. 
NOTICE: Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the 
following procedure. 
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1 M2 x 3-mm screws (4)
2 top cover
3 center control cover
4 M2.5 x 5-mm screws (5)
5 bottom case
6 EMI shield bracket
1.  Remove the 
hard drive. 
2.  Remove the 
center control cover. 
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3.  Remove the keyboard. 
4.  Close the display. 
5.  From the back of the computer, remove the five M2.5 x 5-mm screws la\
beled  circle D. 
6.  Open the display approximately 180 degrees and support the display s\
o that it  does not open past this position. 
7.  Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws on the EMI shield bracket, which is \
attached  to the display-feed flex cable. 
8.  Remove the two M2 x 3-mm screws that secure the display-feed flex ca\
ble to  the system board. 
NOTICE: When reconnecting the display-feed flex cable connector to the 
system board, push down on the top-left and top-right ends of the connec\
tor. 
Pressing on the center of the connector may damage resistors and comprom\
ise 
EMI protection in the computer. 
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1 M2 x 3-mm screws (2)
9.  Pull up on the pull-tab that is attached to the display-feed flex ca\
ble connector  to remove the tab from the interface connector on the system board. 
10.  Pivot the display up to a 90-degree angle, and lift it up and out o\
f the bottom  case. 
Display Assembly
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1 rubber screw covers 
(4) 5
M2 x 4-mm screws (5)
2 M2.5 x 5-mm screws 
(4) 6
display-feed flex cable
3 display bezel 7flex-cable retention bracket
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4top cover 8display panel
Removing the Display Bezel 
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical 
outlets, and remove any installed batteries. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. 
NOTICE: Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the 
following procedure. 
1.  Remove the 
hard drive. 
2.  Remove the 
display. 
3.  Use a plastic scribe to pry the four rubber screw covers out of the \
screw holes  located on the front of the bezel. 
4.  Remove the four M2.5 x 5-mm screws located on the front of the bezel\
. 
NOTICE: Carefully separate the bezel from the top cover to avoid damage to 
the bezel. 
5.  Starting at the bottom of the display panel (by the DELL™ logo)\
, use your  fingers to separate the bezel from the top cover by lifting up the insid\
e of the 
bezel while pushing in on the outside. 
Removing the Display Panel 
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical 
outlets, and remove any installed batteries. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. 
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NOTICE: Read Preparing to Work Inside the Computer before performing the 
following procedure. 
1.  Remove the 
hard drive. 
2.  Remove the 
display. 
3.  Remove the 
display bezel. 
4.  Remove the 
hinge covers. 
5.  Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the left side of the display pane\
l and the  two M2 x 4-mm screws on the right side of the display panel. 
HINT: If you have a Hitachi display panel, remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws 
from the center of the left side of the display panel. 
6.  Remove the M2 x 4-mm screw that secures the display-feed flex cable \
to the  display assembly through the black plastic flex-cable retention bracket.\
 
7.  Lift the display panel from the top and rotate the display panel out\
 of the top  cover. 
8.  Disconnect the bottom flex-cable connector from the inverter connect\
or by  pulling straight up on the attached pull-tab. 
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