Dell Alienware 18 Owner's Manual - Page 60

Replacing the Display Assembly, Procedure, Postrequisites

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Replacing the Display Assembly WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Place the display assembly in position and replace the screws, on the display hinges, that secure the display assembly to the computer base. 2 Place the routing guides on the computer base and replace the screw that secures the routing guides to the computer base. 3 Route the Mini-Card antenna cables through the routing guides on the computer base. 4 Connect the Mini-Card antenna cables to the Mini-Card. See "Replacing the Wireless Mini-Card" on page 107. 5 Connect the display cable, video-card connector cable, and LED-logo board cable to the respective connectors on the system board. 6 Close the display and turn the computer over. 7 Replace the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base. Postrequisites 1 Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 6 in Replacing the Palm Rest. 2 Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 24. 3 Replace the hard drive(s). See "Replacing the Hard Drive(s)" on page 28. 4 Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 17. 5 Replace the fans cover. See "Replacing the Fans Cover" on page 30. 6 Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15. 7 Replace any card or blank that you removed from the Media-Card Reader. 8 Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13. 60 | Replacing the Display Assembly

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Replacing the Display Assembly
Replacing the Display Assembly
WARNING:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
"Before You Begin" on page 11. For additional safety best practices
information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1
Place the display assembly in position and replace the screws, on the display hinges,
that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
2
Place the routing guides on the computer base and replace the screw that secures
the routing guides to the computer base.
3
Route the Mini-Card antenna cables through the routing guides on the computer
base.
4
Connect the Mini-Card antenna cables to the Mini-Card. See "Replacing the Wireless
Mini-Card" on page 107.
5
Connect the display cable, video-card connector cable, and LED-logo board cable to
the respective connectors on the system board.
6
Close the display and turn the computer over.
7
Replace the screws that secure the display assembly to the computer base.
Postrequisites
1
Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 6 in Replacing the Palm Rest.
2
Replace the optical drive. See "Replacing the Optical Drive" on page 24.
3
Replace the hard drive(s). See “Replacing the Hard Drive(s)” on page 28.
4
Replace the battery pack. See "Replacing the Battery Pack" on page 17.
5
Replace the fans cover. See "Replacing the Fans Cover" on page 30.
6
Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.
7
Replace any card or blank that you removed from the Media-Card Reader.
8
Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.