Dell Inspiron 8600 Top Case Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes            

Sections

4

• Battery
• 1 step
• Power Button
• 2 steps
• Display Module
• 4 steps
• Top Case
• 3 steps

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Introduction

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

              Power Button               

• Locate the small opening at the upper left of the top blue panel which houses the power button.
• Use a spudger to lift up and remove the blue panel.
• Caution: The hinge cover is still connected to the interior of the computer by a small black tab.

Locate the small opening at the upper left of the top blue panel which houses the power button.

Use a spudger to lift up and remove the blue panel.

Caution: The hinge cover is still connected to the interior of the computer by a small black tab.

Step 3

• Locate the black tab at the upper right corner of the keyboard, and gently pull the black tab to the left to disconnect the hinge cover.
• You should now be able to completely remove the hinge cover.

Locate the black tab at the upper right corner of the keyboard, and gently pull the black tab to the left to disconnect the hinge cover.

You should now be able to completely remove 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.

Step 8

              Top Case               

• First, remove all tabs using a flat head/ finger.
• Next, remove all screws using a #1 Philips screwdriver.
• Pull apart top case from the lower case. It will be quite difficult to separate.

First, remove all tabs using a flat head/ finger.

Next, remove all screws using a #1 Philips screwdriver.

Pull apart top case from the lower case. It will be quite difficult to separate.

Step 9

• Remove all screws on the top of the lcd
• There all several screw on each side of the LCD. Remove all.

Remove all screws on the top of the lcd

There all several screw on each side of the LCD. Remove all.

Step 10

• LCD should remove smoothly.
• The top case will be what remains.

LCD should remove smoothly.

The top case will be what remains.

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

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