Installing Dell Inspiron 8600 Hinge Cover

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This guide will show you how to remove and replace the hinge cover.

  • Author: John Nesthus
  • Time required: 2 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
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We will show you how to remove both the upper and lower cases of the laptop. You will then remove the old strip then replace the hinge cover. And finally re-attach the upper and lower cases.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

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Add Note Edit Step 2 — Hinge Cover  ¶ 

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

  • Note: You may need to pry the other side off by inserting the spludger between the hinge and the top cover.

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

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

  • The hinge cover has now been removed.

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

For more information, check out the Dell Inspiron 8600 device page.

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