Dell Inspiron Cs Service Guide

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1. Use a scribe to carefully pry the six rubber screw covers out of the six 
screw holes located along the top and bottom of the bezel on the front of 
the display assembly.
2. For a Sharp display-assembly bezel, remove the six M2 x 4-mm screws 
located at the top and bottom of the bezel on the front of the display 
assembly (see Figure 11). For a Samsung display-assembly bezel, remove 
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inverter
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the six M2 x 4-mm screws located at the top and bottom of the bezel on 
the front of the display assembly (see Figure 12).
3. Separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover.
The bezel is secured by slot openings that snap into the display-assembly 
top cover. Lift the inside edge of the bezel, working your way around the 
inside perimeter, to unsnap and remove it from the display assembly.
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display-assembly top cover
inverter
display-assembly bezel
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display-assembly 
interface wire
M2 x 4-mm 
screws (6)
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1. Remove the Sharp display-assembly bezel (see Figure 11), or the Samsung 
display-assembly bezel (see Figure 12).
2. Remove the display-assembly latch by sliding the latch from the inside of 
the display-assembly bezel (see Figure 11).
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NOTE: This computer contains an LCD panel manufactured by Sharp or Sam-
sung. The display-assembly bezel and the display-assembly top cover are 
unique for each manufacturer’s LCD panel. When viewed from the back of the 
computer, there is a notch on the lower-right corner of the hinged edge of the 
Samsung display assembly (see Figure 12). Close the LCD display assembly 
and view the back of the computer to identify the Samsung notch.   
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1. Ground yourself by touching the unpainted metal surface of the I/O panel 
on the back of the computer.
2. Remove the status indicator panel (see Figure 9).
3. Remove the display assembly (see Figure 10).
4. Remove the display assembly bezel (see Figure 11 for a Sharp LCD panel or 
Figure 12 for a Samsung LCD panel).
5. Remove the inverter (see Figure 11 for a Sharp LCD panel or Figure 12 for a 
Samsung LCD panel).
If you have a Sharp or Samsung LCD panel, the inverter is held in place by 
two plastic clips located at the top and bottom of the inverter. Press down 
on the top of the inverter, and then rotating the top up and slide the 
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6. Rotate the top of the LCD panel away from the display-assembly top cover.
7. From the back side of the LCD panel, carefully disconnect the display-
assembly interface cable connector.
8. Disconnect the display-assembly inverter wire connector from the bottom 
of the inverter (see Figure 11 for a Sharp LCD panel or Figure 12 for a 
Samsung LCD panel).
The female connector on the interface wire is keyed to fit into the male 
connector on the system board one way only.
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9. Lift the LCD panel out of the display-assembly top cover.
10. Install the display-assembly interface wire, LCD panel, and inverter wire.
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11. Install the display-assembly top cover and display-assembly bezel.
12. Turn the computer over.
13. Reinstall the main battery in the main battery compartment.
Installation of the new LCD panel is completed.
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1. Ground yourself by touching the unpainted metal surface of the I/O panel 
on the back of the computer.
2. Remove the status indicator panel (see Figure 9).
3. Remove the display assembly (see Figure 10).
4. Remove the old display-assembly top cover and display-assembly bezel 
(see Figure 11 for a Sharp LCD panel or Figure 12 for a Samsung LCD 
panel).
5. Remove the inverter (see Figure 11 for a Sharp LCD panel or Figure 12 for a 
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If you have a Sharp or Samsung LCD panel, the inverter is held in place by 
two plastic clips located at the top and bottom of the inverter. Press down 
on the top of the inverter, and then rotating the top up and slide the 
inverter out of the bottom clip.
6. Remove the old display-assembly interface wire, LCD panel, and display-
assembly inverter wire.
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NOTE: A new display-assembly top cover, inverter, inverter wire, and bezel are 
supplied in the service kit.
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7. Install the new display-assembly interface wire, LCD panel, and inverter 
wire into the new top cover provided in the service kit.
8. Attach the new bezel to the display assembly.
9. Turn the computer over.
10. Reinstall the main battery in the main battery compartment.
Installation of the new LCD panel is completed.
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New Sharp LCD panels are shipped with a packing bezel to provide support 
and prevent damage. Prepare the new Sharp LCD panel for installation in the 
display assembly by performing the following steps:
1. Carefully peel the protective laminate film off of the LCD panel.
2. Remove the top-half of the packing bezel.
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3. Pull the bezel out from the LCD panel near the hook locations to release 
the LCD panel from the bottom half of the packing bezel.
The bottom-half of the packing bezel holds the LCD panel in place with six 
hooks (two located on the top left, two located on the top right, and one 
located on each side approximately two-thirds up the length of each side).
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To assemble the Sharp LCD panel and packing bezel for return shipment, 
perform the following steps:
1. Place the LCD panel in to the bottom-half of the packing bezel.
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3. Make sure that the six hooks on the shipping bezel hold the LCD panel 
firmly in place behind.
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To remove the keyboard assembly, perform the following steps.
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1. Remove the status indicator panel (see Figure 9).
2. Remove the two black M2 x 16-mm screws located at the top of the 
keyboard (see Figure 13).
3. Carefully disconnect the keyboard cable connector from the system board.
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4. Release the keyboard from the palmrest assembly by lifting the top edge 
of the keyboard up and sliding it toward the back of the computer.
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NOTE: Five metal tabs retain the bottom of the keyboard in the palmrest 
assembly.
5. Remove the keyboard assembly (see Figure 13).
To replace the keyboard assembly, perform the following steps.
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1. Connect the keyboard cable to the connector on the system board.
2. Fit the keyboard into place by sliding the five tabs on the bottom of the 
keyboard into the palmrest assembly.
3. Press on the upper left and right edges of the keyboard to snap the upper 
tabs into the palmrest.
4. Verify that the keyboard is correctly installed. 
The keys should be flush with the left and right surfaces of the palmrest.
5. Reinstall the two black M2 x 16-mm screws.
6. Snap the status indicator panel in place.
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The palmrest assembly consists of the palmrest, speaker, microphone, and 
power button with spring.
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1. Remove the display assembly (see Figure 10).
2. Remove the keyboard (see Figure 13).
3. Remove the two M2 x 2.5-mm screws located at the top of the palmrest 
assembly (see Figure 15).
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4. Turn the computer upside down on a flat work surface.
5. Remove the seven M2 x 4-mm screws that secure the palmrest to the 
computer. 
These screws are located along the left and right sides on the bottom of 
the computer (see Figure 14).
6. Remove the five M2 x 2.5-mm screws located in the main battery 
compartment (see Figure 14).
7. Turn the computer right-side up on the work surface.
8. Lift the front of the palmrest assembly up and rotate it to a 90-degree angle 
from the bottom assembly. 
9. Carefully disconnect the microphone and speaker connectors from the 
system board (the microphone and speaker connections are located on the 
back right-hand corner of the system board).
NOTE: The female connectors are keyed to fit into the male connectors one 
way only. Also, the microphone and speaker connectors are keyed to fit their 
specific connectors only.
10. Carefully remove the palmrest assembly from the bottom assembly (see 
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The bottom assembly consists of the following field-replaceable components:
‡Reserve battery
‡Main battery
‡Main battery release latch
‡Thermal cooling solution
‡System board assembly
‡Fan assembly
‡Touch pad
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1. Remove the status indicator panel (see Figure 9).
2. Remove the keyboard (see Figure 13).
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solution
fan 
assembly
touch pad
main battery 
compartment
system board 
assembly
bottom 
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