Dell Inspiron 3520 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          40 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
Keyboard
3 steps
Screen
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn off notebook
Set the notebook upside down with the battery facing away from you.
Locate the unlock and release sliding tabs on the bottom right and left hand corners of the battery respectively.

Turn off notebook

Set the notebook upside down with the battery facing away from you.

Locate the unlock and release sliding tabs on the bottom right and left hand corners of the battery respectively.

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Step 2

Slide the right tab to the right to unlock the battery.
Slide and hold the the left tab to the left to release the battery from the unit.
Finally, remove the battery by sliding it away from the unit and yourself.

Slide the right tab to the right to unlock the battery.

Slide and hold the the left tab to the left to release the battery from the unit.

Finally, remove the battery by sliding it away from the unit and yourself.

Step 3

              Keyboard

Locate the four tabs along the top edge of the keyboard.
Using the spudger, push the tabs away from the keyboard and pull the keyboard up away from the laptop.

Locate the four tabs along the top edge of the keyboard.

Using the spudger, push the tabs away from the keyboard and pull the keyboard up away from the laptop.

Step 4

Slide the keyboard forward towards the screen to release the bottom tabs.

Slide the keyboard forward towards the screen to release the bottom tabs.

Step 5

Carefully lift the board up and locate the connecting cable.
Gently pull the end of the cable free from the port on the laptop.

Carefully lift the board up and locate the connecting cable.

Gently pull the end of the cable free from the port on the laptop.

Step 6

              Screen

Locate and remove the 14 (5mm) Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
Locate and remove the two 5mm Phillips #00 screws found under the keyboard.
Disconnect the two controlling wires with the blue pull tabs.

Locate and remove the 14 (5mm) Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Locate and remove the two 5mm Phillips #00 screws found under the keyboard.

Disconnect the two controlling wires with the blue pull tabs.

Step 7

Using the spudger, carefully work your way around the edge of the upper shell.
Lift the upper shell away from the laptop.
Close the laptop and remove the casing over the hinge using the spudger.

Using the spudger, carefully work your way around the edge of the upper shell.

Lift the upper shell away from the laptop.

Close the laptop and remove the casing over the hinge using the spudger.

Step 8

Gently pull the cable located near the fan free from its dock.
Just behind the optical drive locate the 4mm Phillps #00 mounting screw for the small circuit board and remove it.
The board should then pull free.
Take note of how the cables fit along the ridge for when it comes to reassembly.

Gently pull the cable located near the fan free from its dock.

Just behind the optical drive locate the 4mm Phillps #00 mounting screw for the small circuit board and remove it.

The board should then pull free.

Take note of how the cables fit along the ridge for when it comes to reassembly.

Step 9

Open the laptop and locate the two hinges.
Each hinge has two 5mm Phillips #00 screws that need to be removed.
With the screws removed the screen should pull free.

Open the laptop and locate the two hinges.

Each hinge has two 5mm Phillips #00 screws that need to be removed.

With the screws removed the screen should pull free.

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

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Ryan Zulu - Sep 22, 2020

These instructions are not for screen replacement

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