Dell Inspiron 1750 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
Dell Inspiron 1750 Teardown
6 steps
Screen
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Unplug the laptop before changing the battery to avoid electric shock.
Place the laptop on a flat stable surface.
Flip the laptop over so the underside is visible.

Unplug the laptop before changing the battery to avoid electric shock.

Place the laptop on a flat stable surface.

Flip the laptop over so the underside is visible.

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Step 2

Locate the battery lock switch.
Slide the lock switch to the left (away from the lock symbol).
Slide the battery out away from the laptop.

Locate the battery lock switch.

Slide the lock switch to the left (away from the lock symbol).

Slide the battery out away from the laptop.

Step 3

              Dell Inspiron 1750 Teardown

Separate the screws by size and head type. Be sure to keep them in a safe place.
Remove the sixteen 2mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the hard drive port.

Separate the screws by size and head type. Be sure to keep them in a safe place.

Remove the sixteen 2mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the hard drive port.

Step 4

Keep your hand pressed firmly on the back panel to prevent it from falling.
Flip the laptop over horizontally and open up the lid.
Insert the tip of the plastic opening tool into the upper left corner of the panel.
Keeping its tip under the top panel, slide the plastic opening tool around the panel until the panel is completely loose. Next gently remove the panel.
Remove the four 2mm Phillips #0 screws at the top of the keyboard.
Slide the plastic opening tool around the keyboard until the keyboard is completely loose. Gently remove the keyboard.

Keep your hand pressed firmly on the back panel to prevent it from falling.

Flip the laptop over horizontally and open up the lid.

Insert the tip of the plastic opening tool into the upper left corner of the panel.

Keeping its tip under the top panel, slide the plastic opening tool around the panel until the panel is completely loose. Next gently remove the panel.

Remove the four 2mm Phillips #0 screws at the top of the keyboard.

Slide the plastic opening tool around the keyboard until the keyboard is completely loose. Gently remove the keyboard.

Step 5

Do not lift the keyboard completely free to avoid damaging its connections to the laptop interior.
Locate the small black latch attached to blue tape.
Lift the small latch with your finger and pull the blue tape from its port.
Slide the keyboard away from the mousepad and set it aside.

Do not lift the keyboard completely free to avoid damaging its connections to the laptop interior.

Locate the small black latch attached to blue tape.

Lift the small latch with your finger and pull the blue tape from its port.

Slide the keyboard away from the mousepad and set it aside.

Step 6

Always pull wires from their plastic ends, not their cables, to avoid wire damage.
Locate the three wires in the top left corner of the metal panel.
Use the spudger to push the two cables out of their ports.
Pull the blue tab directly up to remove middle wire.

Always pull wires from their plastic ends, not their cables, to avoid wire damage.

Locate the three wires in the top left corner of the metal panel.

Use the spudger to push the two cables out of their ports.

Pull the blue tab directly up to remove middle wire.

Step 7

Remove the three 1mm Phillips #00 screws on the metal plate.
Lift the black cover and slide the blue tab away from the cover.

Remove the three 1mm Phillips #00 screws on the metal plate.

Lift the black cover and slide the blue tab away from the cover.

Step 8

Always pull wires from their plastic ends, not their cables, to avoid wire damage.
Gently remove the three grey wires from the metal tabs.
Insert the tip of the plastic opening tool into the bottom left corner of the panel.
Keeping its tip under the top panel, slide the plastic opening tool around the panel until the panel is completely loose.
Gently lift off the top metal panel.

Gently remove the three grey wires from the metal tabs.

Insert the tip of the plastic opening tool into the bottom left corner of the panel.

Keeping its tip under the top panel, slide the plastic opening tool around the panel until the panel is completely loose.

Gently lift off the top metal panel.

Step 9

              Screen

Use the spudger to lift the wires from their connections.
Remember to pull wires from their plastic ends, not their cables, to avoid wire damage.
Flip the laptop over and pull the connections through until they are free from the laptop interior.

Use the spudger to lift the wires from their connections.

Remember to pull wires from their plastic ends, not their cables, to avoid wire damage.

Flip the laptop over and pull the connections through until they are free from the laptop interior.

Step 10

Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the screen hinges.
Lift the screen away from the laptop and gently set it down.
Put the rest of the laptop aside.

Remove the two 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the screen hinges.

Lift the screen away from the laptop and gently set it down.

Put the rest of the laptop aside.

Step 11

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the plastic cover from the screen.
Remove the eight 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the corners of the screen.
Lift the screen away from the back panel.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the plastic cover from the screen.

Remove the eight 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the corners of the screen.

Lift the screen away from the back panel.

Step 12

Remove the four 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the sides of the screen.
Remove the side railings from both sides of the screen by pulling the railings gently away from the screen.

Remove the four 2mm Phillips #0 screws from the sides of the screen.

Remove the side railings from both sides of the screen by pulling the railings gently away from the screen.

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

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wxadha - Dec 20, 2014

Succeed ! Thanks.

Note: @ First opening, I add to do step 9 before the step 8. The antenna wire prevent you to “Gently lift off the top metal panel”.

Kathleen - Apr 26, 2018

My screen almost always has a pink spotty look. How do I know if I need to replace the screen, or just the wires?

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