Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hinge Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Display Module
  • 4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop. It is a long, rectangular shape.
  • Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. Dell Inspiron 9100 Battery Replacement
  • Remove the battery before operating on the computer to avoid electrocution.

Remove the battery from the bottom left of the laptop. It is a long, rectangular shape.

Please click on the following link for further instruction on how to remove the battery. Dell Inspiron 9100 Battery Replacement

Remove the battery before operating on the computer to avoid electrocution.

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Step 2

              Hinge Cover
  • Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.
  • You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.
  • Be careful of the wire attached to the underside of the hinge cover.

Insert a spudger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry the hinge cover off.

You may need to pry the other side off as well. You can do this by inserting the spudger between the hinge and the top cover.

Be careful of the wire attached to the underside of the hinge cover.

Step 3

  • Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.
  • You have now removed the hinge cover.

Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

You have now removed the hinge cover.

Step 4

              Display Module
  • Flip the laptop over and remove the indicated screws.
  • Flip the laptop back over.
  • Find the two places where the display module is attached to the base of the computer.

Flip the laptop over and remove the indicated screws.

Flip the laptop back over.

Find the two places where the display module is attached to the base of the computer.

Step 5

  • Disconnect the video card from the display module by gently lifting upwards on the black tab.

Disconnect the video card from the display module by gently lifting upwards on the black tab.

Step 6

  • Lift the display module directly upwards from the base of the computer.

Lift the display module directly upwards from the base of the computer.

Step 7

  • Now remove the display module.

Now remove the display module.

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

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