Dell Inspiron 14 3452 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

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Battery
1 step
Random Access Memory (RAM)
4 steps
Screen
12 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Remove the battery by sliding the battery release latch to the left.
Pull the entire battery away from the backing.

Remove the battery by sliding the battery release latch to the left.

Pull the entire battery away from the backing.

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Step 2

              Random Access Memory (RAM)

Ensure that the laptop is completely turned off and the battery is removed.
Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws holding the backing in place.

Ensure that the laptop is completely turned off and the battery is removed.

Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws holding the backing in place.

Step 3

Pull the backing away from the laptop.

Pull the backing away from the laptop.

Step 4

Locate the blue RAM chip sitting in the RAM bay.
Use your fingertips to pry apart the white RAM securing-clips on each side of the memory-module slot until the RAM chip pops up.

Locate the blue RAM chip sitting in the RAM bay.

Use your fingertips to pry apart the white RAM securing-clips on each side of the memory-module slot until the RAM chip pops up.

Step 5

Pull the RAM chip away from the memory-module slot.
The RAM chip is now fully detached and ready to be replaced.

Pull the RAM chip away from the memory-module slot.

The RAM chip is now fully detached and ready to be replaced.

Step 6

              Screen

Remove the ten Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the computer backing.
Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw from the computer backing.

Remove the ten Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the computer backing.

Remove the one Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw from the computer backing.

Step 7

Remove the white and black antenna cables from the wireless card.

Remove the white and black antenna cables from the wireless card.

Step 8

Remove the Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw that is holding the wireless card in place.

Remove the Phillips Head 3 mm #0 screw that is holding the wireless card in place.

Step 9

Slide the wireless card out of the wireless card bay.

Slide the wireless card out of the wireless card bay.

Step 10

Using your fingertips remove the speaker cable from the motherboard by pulling the white connector away from the socket.

Using your fingertips remove the speaker cable from the motherboard by pulling the white connector away from the socket.

Step 11

Pry apart the keyboard assembly slowly as the keyboard cable will still be attached to the motherboard.
Use the blue Uspudger to pry apart the keyboard assembly from the bottom shell.

Pry apart the keyboard assembly slowly as the keyboard cable will still be attached to the motherboard.

Use the blue Uspudger to pry apart the keyboard assembly from the bottom shell.

Step 12

Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.

Disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard by lifting the black latch and pulling the cable out of its socket.

Step 13

Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard by pulling the tape back and lifting the connector latch.
Pull the display cable away from the motherboard.

Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard by pulling the tape back and lifting the connector latch.

Pull the display cable away from the motherboard.

Step 14

Remove the power adapter cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of its socket.

Remove the power adapter cable from the motherboard by sliding the cable out of its socket.

Step 15

Turn laptop over to access the screen hinge screws.
Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the two hinges.

Turn laptop over to access the screen hinge screws.

Remove the two Phillips Head 5 mm #0 screws from the two hinges.

Step 16

Using your fingertips, gently pry up the inner edges of the display bezel.
Lift the display bezel off the display assembly.

Using your fingertips, gently pry up the inner edges of the display bezel.

Lift the display bezel off the display assembly.

Step 17

After removing the bezel, locate the tab indicated in the pictures.
Lift the tab as shown in the pictures.
Lift the gold latch securing the display cable to the socket.
Pull display cable away from the socket.

After removing the bezel, locate the tab indicated in the pictures.

Lift the tab as shown in the pictures.

Lift the gold latch securing the display cable to the socket.

Pull display cable away from the socket.

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

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