Dell Inspiron 11 3162 Lcd Screen Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

Back Cover Removal
4 steps
Battery
2 steps
Wireless WLAN Card
3 steps
LCD Screen
6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover Removal

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
Use tweezers to pry and remove the center screw cover on the back cover.

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

Use tweezers to pry and remove the center screw cover on the back cover.

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Step 2

Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the nine 6.8 mm screws securing the back cover.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the nine 6.8 mm screws securing the back cover.

Step 3

Use a spudger to pry around the base edges of the back cover to loosen it from the laptop.
Do not fully remove the cover, as it is still attached to the laptop with cables.

Use a spudger to pry around the base edges of the back cover to loosen it from the laptop.

Do not fully remove the cover, as it is still attached to the laptop with cables.

Step 4

If you are only replacing the battery, you can skip this step. Be careful not to strain the still-connected cable as you work.
Unlock the wide ZIF connector securing the flex cable.
To unlock a ZIF connector, use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap.
Pull the ribbon cable outwards to disconnect the back cover from the motherboard.

If you are only replacing the battery, you can skip this step. Be careful not to strain the still-connected cable as you work.

Unlock the wide ZIF connector securing the flex cable.

To unlock a ZIF connector, use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap.

Pull the ribbon cable outwards to disconnect the back cover from the motherboard.

Step 5

              Battery

Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the three 4 mm screws securing the battery.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the three 4 mm screws securing the battery.

Step 6

Use your fingers (or a set of tweezers) to disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard by gently pulling it towards the battery.
Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
Lift and remove the battery from its recess.

Use your fingers (or a set of tweezers) to disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard by gently pulling it towards the battery.

Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.

Lift and remove the battery from its recess.

Step 7

              Wireless WLAN Card

Use the phillips screwdriver with the PH000 head to unscrew the 3.8mm screw.

Use the phillips screwdriver with the PH000 head to unscrew the 3.8mm screw.

Step 8

Using the tweezers, pull the white and black wires off of the WiFi Chip.

Using the tweezers, pull the white and black wires off of the WiFi Chip.

Step 9

Pull out the WiFi Chip.

Pull out the WiFi Chip.

Step 10

              LCD Screen

Remove the two screws that hold down the LCD hinges.

Remove the two screws that hold down the LCD hinges.

Step 11

Pull the hinges back and remove the screen.

Pull the hinges back and remove the screen.

Step 12

Remove the hinge covers with your spudger tool.

Remove the hinge covers with your spudger tool.

Step 13

Carefully remove the LCD Bezel with your regular black nylon spudger tool by bringing it all the way around the outer edges of your screen.

Carefully remove the LCD Bezel with your regular black nylon spudger tool by bringing it all the way around the outer edges of your screen.

Step 14

Remove the four screws with a PH00 sized bit.
Flip the screen over.

Remove the four screws with a PH00 sized bit.

Flip the screen over.

Step 15

Loosen the tape, and remove the LCD Cable.
Remove the screen.

Loosen the tape, and remove the LCD Cable.

Remove the screen.

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

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Philip Blakemore - Feb 17, 2018

Between steps 9 and 10, the motherboard is removed and no description photos are provided for this. I undid the cable on the right hinge and then removed the hinges and screen with the motherboard in place, but the pictures definitely show it removed. Otherwise a very easy to follow process.

Katrina Dalrymple - Feb 16, 2019

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