dell inspiron 8200 User Manual

							Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 8200
 
1 blank key
2 keyboard
3 right side of computer
5.  Lift the right end of the keyboard and slide it slightly toward the righ\
t side of the  computer to disengage the tabs at the left end. 
6.  Pivot the keyboard and balance it upright on the left side of the comput\
er. 
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							Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 8200
 
1 keyboard cable
2 keyboard interface 
connector
3 system board
7.  Disconnect the keyboard cable and lay the keyboard aside. 
Replacing the Keyboard 
1.  While bracing the keyboard upright on its left end, connect the keyboard\
 cable  to the keyboard interface connector on the system board. 
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							Keyboard: Dell Inspiron 8200
NOTICE: Position the keyboard/track-stick flex cable so that it is not pinched 
when you replace the keyboard in the bottom case. 
2.  Insert the metal tabs at the left end of the keyboard under the edge of \
the  bottom case, and fit the keyboard into place. 
3.  Check that the keyboard is correctly installed. The keys should be flush\
 with the  left and right surfaces of the palm rest. 
4.  Turn the computer over and reinstall the four M2.5 x 20-mm screws. For e\
xtra  stability, you can open the computer slightly and brace the keyboard und\
er each 
screw as you install the screw. 
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							Display: Dell Inspiron 8200
Back to Contents Page 
Display 
Dell™ Inspiron™ 8200
  Display Overview
  Hinge Cover
  Display Assembly
  Display Bezel
  Display Panel
  Display Latch
Display Overview
NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and attached devices from electrical outlets 
and remove any installed batteries. 
NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by 
periodically touching unpainted metal on the computer. 
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1 display 
2 hinge cover
3 M2.5 x 6-mm screws (3)
4 bottom case
5 display flex cable
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Hinge Cover
 
1 hinge cover
1.  Follow the instructions in 
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 
2.  Use a nonmarring plastic scribe to loosen the hinge cover at the back an\
d at  each side of the computer. 
3.  Open the computer and use the scribe to pry between the 
 key and the 
hinge cover until the hinge cover pops off. 
4.  Open the display and lift off the hinge cover. 
Display Assembly
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1M2.5 x 6-mm screws (2)
1.  Remove the 
hinge cover. 
NOTICE: Remove the display flex cable before you remove the display 
assembly. 
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1 M2.5 x 6-mm screw
2 strain relief
3 display flex cable
4 pull loop
2.  Remove the M2.5 x 6-mm flex-cable strain relief screw, and then use the \
pull  loop to remove the display flex cable from the graphics card. 
NOTICE: When reconnecting the flex cable, press down on both ends of the 
connector, not in the middle. Pressing the middle of the connector can d\
amage 
fragile components. 
3.  Open the display and, from the back of the computer, remove the two M2.5\
 x 6- mm screws labeled circle D that secure the display assembly to the bot\
tom 
case. 
4.  With the display in an upright position, lift the display assembly from \
the bottom  case. 
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1M2.5 x 4-mm screws (6) 8M2 x 3-mm screws 
(6)
2 rubber screw covers (4) 9top cover
3 display bezel 10hinge cover
4 plastic tabs (6) 11display flex cable
5 M2.5 x 4-mm screw 12display panel
6 flex-cable mounting 
bracket 13
plastic screw covers 
(2)
7 display latch   
Display Bezel
1.  Use a scribe to pry out the four rubber screw covers located across the \
top of 
the bezel. 
2.  Remove the four M2.5 x 4-mm screws located across the top of the bezel. \
3.  Use a scribe at the indentations to pry out the two plastic screw covers\
 located  at the bottom of the bezel. 
4.  Remove the two M2.5 x 4-mm screws located at the bottom of the bezel. 
5.  Separate the bezel from the top cover. 
The bezel is secured to the top cover with plastic tabs around the sides\
. Use a 
plastic scribe to help separate the bezel from the top cover.
Display Panel
Removing the Display Panel 
1.  Remove the hinge cover. 
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