User manual DELL LATITUDE C500 Service Manual

[. . . ] DellTM LatitudeTM C600/C500 Series SERVICE MANUAL www. dell. com support. dell. com DellTM LatitudeTM C600/C500 Series SERVICE MANUAL www. dell. com support. dell. com Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. [. . . ] NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure. Use the scribe to pry the six rubber screw covers out of the screw holes located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly. Remove the six M2. 5 x 5-mm screws located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the bezel, do not bend the bezel while separating it from the display-assembly top cover. 5 Use a plastic scribe to carefully separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover. Removing the 14. 1-Inch Display Panel NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the left side of the display panel and the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the right side of the display panel. NOTE: If you have a Hitachi display panel, remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws from the center of the left side of the display panel. 30 Re m o vi n g a n d Re p l a c i n g Pa r ts 6 Remove the M2 x 4-mm screw that secures the display-feed flex cable to the display assembly through the black plastic flex cable retention bracket (see "14. 1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and Panel"). Disconnect the bottom flex cable connector from the display-assembly top cover and inverter connector by pulling straight up on the attached pull tab. Lift and rotate the top of the display panel out of the display-assembly top cover. 7 8 Replacing the 14. 1-Inch Display Panel 1 Place the bottom edge of the display panel in the bottom of the display-assembly top cover and elevate the top of the panel with your hand. Reinstall the five M2 x 4-mm screws that secure the display panel to the display-assembly top cover. 2 3 Re m o v i n g a nd Rep l a ci n g Part s 31 w w w. c o m Removing the Display-Feed Flex Cable (14. 1-Inch Display Panel) D i s p l a y - Fe e d F l e x C a b l e display panel connector top flex cable connector pull tab bottom flex cable connector inverter connector NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure. Pull the top flex cable connector down and away to remove it from the display panel connector. 32 Re m o vi n g a n d Re p l a c i n g Pa r ts 12. 1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and Panel rubber screw covers (6) M2. 5 x 5-mm screws (6) M3 x 3-mm screws (4) display assembly bezel display panel flex cable retention bracket display-feed flex cable display-assembly top cover support bracket M2 x 4-mm screws (5) Re m o v i n g a nd Rep l a ci n g Part s 33 w w w. c o m Removing the 12. 1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure. Use the scribe to pry the six rubber screw covers out of the screw holes located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly. Remove the six M2. 5 x 5-mm screws located on the bezel on the front of the display assembly. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the bezel, do not bend the bezel while separating it from the display-assembly top cover. 5 Use a plastic scribe to carefully separate the bezel from the display-assembly top cover. Removing the 12. 1-Inch Display Panel NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer. Remove the four M3 x 3-mm screws on the front of the display panel that secure the display panel to the support bracket. Remove the M2 x 4-mm screw that secures the display-feed flex cable to the display assembly through the black plastic flex cable retention bracket (see "12. 1-Inch Display Assembly Bezel and Panel"). 34 Re m o vi n g a n d Re p l a c i n g Pa r ts 7 Lift up the right side of the display panel, and pull the panel out of the display-assembly top cover at an angle. Replacing the Display-Assembly Top Cover If you are replacing the display-assembly top cover, remove the support bracket. 1 Remove the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the left side of the display-assembly top cover and the two M2 x 4-mm screws on the right side of the display-assembly top cover. Lift the support bracket out of the display-assembly top cover. 2 Replacing the 12. 1-Inch Display Panel 1 Place the left edge of the display panel against the left side of the support bracket in the display-assembly top cover, and elevate the right side of the panel with your hand. [. . . ] c o m Removing the System Boar d Assembly Screws fan guard M2. 5 x 5-mm screws (9) Removing the System Board NOTICE: Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets, and remove any installed batteries. NOTICE: To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal on the computer. NOTICE: Read "Preparing to Work Inside the Computer" before performing the following procedure. Verify that all PC Cards or plastic blanks are removed from the PC Card slot. 54 Re m o vi n g a n d Re p l a c i n g Pa r ts 8 9 Verify that the PC Card ejectors do not extend from the PC Card slot. [. . . ]