Dell Inspiron 13 7359 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          35 - 40 minutes

Sections

Battery
4 steps
Hard Drive
2 steps
Cooling Fan
2 steps
Screen
8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

First flip over the laptop to expose the back panel
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew all ten 7mm Phillips head screws holding the back panel in place.

First flip over the laptop to expose the back panel

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew all ten 7mm Phillips head screws holding the back panel in place.

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Step 2

With a plastic spudger, carefully remove the back panel by prying each corner off individually
Slowly pick up the panel and set it aside

With a plastic spudger, carefully remove the back panel by prying each corner off individually

Slowly pick up the panel and set it aside

Step 3

The battery will be the largest black component in the device located near the bottom edge. Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the two 3mm Phillips head screws holding in the battery.

The battery will be the largest black component in the device located near the bottom edge. Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the two 3mm Phillips head screws holding in the battery.

Step 4

To remove the old battery, slightly lift the bottom edge of the battery with your hands
Now slowly pull the battery towards you to fully detach the battery

To remove the old battery, slightly lift the bottom edge of the battery with your hands

Now slowly pull the battery towards you to fully detach the battery

Step 5

              Hard Drive

Unscrew and remove the 2 of the 3mm Phillips head screws holding the hard drive in place.

Unscrew and remove the 2 of the 3mm Phillips head screws holding the hard drive in place.

Step 6

Lift and hold the hard drive in your left hand.
Use your right hand to grab hold of the black wire connector attached on the right of the hard drive.
Carefully pull the connector away from the hard drive to completely disconnect from the laptop.

Lift and hold the hard drive in your left hand.

Use your right hand to grab hold of the black wire connector attached on the right of the hard drive.

Carefully pull the connector away from the hard drive to completely disconnect from the laptop.

Step 7

              Cooling Fan

Unscrew and remove the 2 of the 7mm Phillips head screws holding the cooling fan in place.

Unscrew and remove the 2 of the 7mm Phillips head screws holding the cooling fan in place.

Step 8

Hold the cooling fan with one hand.
With the other hand, grab hold of the part of the copper heat sink that is attached to the cooling fan.
Carefully pull the cooling fan away from the attached part so that it becomes fully disconnected.

Hold the cooling fan with one hand.

With the other hand, grab hold of the part of the copper heat sink that is attached to the cooling fan.

Carefully pull the cooling fan away from the attached part so that it becomes fully disconnected.

Step 9

              Screen

Make sure that the Battery, Hard Drive, and Cooling Fan are safely removed.

Make sure that the Battery, Hard Drive, and Cooling Fan are safely removed.

Step 10

Unplug antenna cables located at the top left corner.
Unplug daughter board located to the bottom left of the cooling fan.

Unplug antenna cables located at the top left corner.

Unplug daughter board located to the bottom left of the cooling fan.

Step 11

Find the heat sink (copper colored metal).
Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to loosen the 3 of the 3mm Phillips head screws from the heat sink.
Remove the heat sink

Find the heat sink (copper colored metal).

Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to loosen the 3 of the 3mm Phillips head screws from the heat sink.

Remove the heat sink

Step 12

Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to unscrew the 2 of the 3mm screws holding the LCD cable bracket in place.
Remove the LCD cable bracket.
Unplug LCD and touchscreen cables.

Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to unscrew the 2 of the 3mm screws holding the LCD cable bracket in place.

Remove the LCD cable bracket.

Unplug LCD and touchscreen cables.

Step 13

Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to unscrew and remove the 3 of the 7mm screws from the LCD display.
Open the laptop so that the screen and keyboard are face down on the desk.
Carefully disconnect the LCD display by lifting the screen upward and away from the bottom half of the laptop.

Use Phillips 0 screwdriver to unscrew and remove the 3 of the 7mm screws from the LCD display.

Open the laptop so that the screen and keyboard are face down on the desk.

Carefully disconnect the LCD display by lifting the screen upward and away from the bottom half of the laptop.

Step 14

Using a plastic spudger carefully separate the casing of the screen.

Using a plastic spudger carefully separate the casing of the screen.

Step 15

Use the plastic spudger to disconnect the mini circuit board from the casing.
Disconnect the small wires connecting the screen to the casing.

Use the plastic spudger to disconnect the mini circuit board from the casing.

Disconnect the small wires connecting the screen to the casing.

Step 16

Remove the loose wiring from the perimeter of the screen.
Gently separate the LCD screen from the laptop casing.

Remove the loose wiring from the perimeter of the screen.

Gently separate the LCD screen from the laptop casing.

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

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Ankita C - Feb 8, 2021

Hi, I was wondering if there’s any possibility of cross compatibility between i7378 and i7359 from dell? My computer is the i7359 but I haven’t been able to find a reasonably priced replacement display. Thank you very much! Also, I found this alternate guide suggesting that the screen can be replaced slightly more easily than the manual and this guide suggests, is this process feasible? https://www.insidemylaptop.com/replacing…

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