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Add Note Edit Step 17  ¶ 

  • Grasp the display assembly on both sides and lift it up and out of the computer.

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Add Note Edit Step 18 — Rear Display Bezel  ¶ 

  • Remove the Phillips screws from the lower left and right corners of the display (two screws total).

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Add Note Edit Step 19  ¶ 

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger perpendicular to the face of the display between the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel and the front bezel.

  • Do not insert your spudger between the plastic strip and the rear bezel.

  • With the spudger still inserted, rotate it away from the display to separate the front and rear bezels.

  • Work along the left edge of the display until the rear bezel is evenly separated from the front bezel.

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Add Note Edit Step 20  ¶ 

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger perpendicular to the face of the display between the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel and the front bezel.

  • With the spudger still inserted, rotate it away from the display to separate the front and rear bezels.

  • Work along the right edge of the display until the rear bezel is evenly separated from the front bezel.

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Add Note Edit Step 21  ¶ 

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger between the front bezel and the plastic strip attached to the rear bezel near the screw holes at the bottom corners of the display.

  • Rotate your spudger toward the rear bezel to separate it from the front bezel.

  • If necessary, enlarge the gap between the lower edge of the rear bezel and the clutch cover until the two components are completely separated.

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Add Note Edit Step 22  ¶ 

  • Lift the rear bezel by its bottom edge and rotate it away from the display assembly to separate the top edge.

  • Remove the rear display bezel from the display assembly.

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Add Note Edit Step 23 — LCD Panel  ¶ 

  • Remove the pieces of yellow kapton tape from the bottom left corner of the display.

  • Remove the pieces of tape securing the display data cable and camera cable to the display.

  • Peel the three green antenna ground straps off the copper tape along the bottom edge of the LCD.

    • The adhesive connecting these straps to the display is very strong. An edged tool is helpful to separate the adhesive while you peel the straps off.

  • Remove the piece of tape securing the camera cable to the LCD.

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Add Note Edit Step 24  ¶ 

  • Carefully peel the camera cable off the foam tape along the top edge of the LCD.

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