dell latitude c800 User Manual

							Removing and Replacing Parts : Dell Latitude C800/C805 Service Manual 
NOTICE: Be careful when handling the keyboard. The keycaps are fragile, easily 
dislodged, and time-consuming to replace. 
4.  Use a nonmarring tool under the blank key to pry up the keyboard. 
Keyboard Removal 
 
5.  Lift the right end of the keyboard and slide it slightly toward the \
right side of the  computer to disengage the tabs at the left end. 
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6.  Pivot the keyboard and balance it upright on the left side of the co\
mputer. 
Keyboard Cable 
 
7.  Disconnect the keyboard cable and lay the keyboard assembly aside. 
Replacing the Keyboard Assembly 
1.  While bracing the keyboard assembly upright on its left end, connect\
 the keyboard  cable to the interface connector on the system board. 
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NOTICE: Position the keyboard/track stick flex cable so it is not pinched when y\
ou 
replace the keyboard in the bottom case assembly. 
2.  Insert the metal tabs at the left end of the keyboard under the edge\
 of the bottom  case assembly, and fit the keyboard into place. 
3.  Check that the keyboard is correctly installed. The keys should be f\
lush with the left  and right surfaces of the palmrest. 
4.  Reinstall the four screws in the holes labeled circle K. 
Display and Bezel Assemblies 
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. 
Display Assembly 
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Removing the Hinge Cover 
Hinge Cover 
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1.  Follow the instructions in 
Preparing to Work Inside the Computer. 
2.  Use a nonmarring tool to loosen the hinge cover at the back and at e\
ach side of the  computer. 
3.  Open the display and lift off the hinge cover. 
Removing the Display Assembly 
Display Assembly
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1.  Remove the hinge cover. 
NOTICE: Make sure you remove the flex cable before you remove the display 
assembly. 
Flex Cable 
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2.  Remove the 6-mm screw that secures the display flex cable to the str\
ain relief, and  then use the pull loop to remove the display flex cable from the graphic\
s 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 \
screws  labeled with a circle D that secure the display assembly to the bottom\
 case 
assembly. 
4.  With the display in an upright position, lift the display assembly f\
rom the bottom  case assembly. 
Display Assembly Bezel and Panel 
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Removing the Display Assembly Bezel 
1.  Use a scribe to pry out the four rubber screw covers located across \
the top of the bezel. 
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2.  Remove the four 4-mm screws located across the top of the bezel. 
3.  Use a scribe at the indentations to pry out the two plastic screw co\
vers located at the bottom of the bezel. 
4.  Remove the two 4-mm screws located at the bottom of the bezel. 
5.  Separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover. 
The bezel is secured to the display assembly top cover with plastic tabs\
 around the 
sides. Use a plastic scribe to help separate the bezel from the top cove\
r.
Removing the Display Panel 
1.  Remove the hinge cover. 
2.  Detach the
 display flex cable from the strain relief and the graphics card. 
3.  Remove the 
display assembly bezel. 
4.  Remove the 4-mm screw securing the plastic flex cable mounting brack\
et to the top  cover assembly. 
5.  Remove the six 3-mm screws (three on each side) from the right and\
 left sides of  the panel. 
6.  Lift the display panel and flex cable out of the top cover assembly.\
 
7.  Disconnect the flex cable from the two connectors (a ZIF and a stan\
dard connector)  on the display panel assembly. 
Flex Cable Connectors on Display Panel 
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Replacing the Display Panel 
NOTE: Use a magnetic screwdriver to reassemble the display panel in the displa\
y. 
1.  Connect the flex cable to the two connectors on the back of the disp\
lay panel. 
2.  Place the display panel assembly in the top cover, taking care that \
the flex cable is in  place and is not crushed or crimped. 
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