Introduction

If you have a Dell Inspiron 13-7347 laptop (Computer model Inspiron 7347) and the screen is cracked, chipped, unresponsive, or maybe your screen is flickering, you may use this guide for removal and replacement of the Display Assembly.

A "display assembly" is the complete module used to show images or information on a device, such as a phone, computer, or TV. It typically includes the display panel (like an LCD or OLED), its supporting circuitry, and sometimes a bezel or housing. You may want to replace the display assembly if it has cracks or chips, the screen is unresponsive, ghost touching, or it has display issues such as flickering, has distorted colors or even dead pixels. Below is a step by step process on how to replace the display assembly.

Before you begin this repair, make sure to power off your laptop and unplug the charging adaptor and any peripherals.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Flip the device over, so that the back is facing up.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 10 2.5mm x 8mm screws
Use the suction cup to lift off the back case.

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Step 2

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Remove the two 2mm x 3mm screws that secure the battery to the device.

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Step 3

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Unplug the cable that connects the USB / SD Reader IO Board to the motherboard.

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Step 4

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Lift the battery steadily from the device.
Tilt the battery upward while removing.

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Step 5 Fan

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You should be able to identify the fan.
This is the 2mm x 2mm JIS #00 screw.
This is the 2mm x 3mm JIS #00 screw.

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Step 6

Remove the 2mm x 2mm JIS #00 screw.
Remove the 2mm x 3mm JIS #00 screw.

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Step 7

Detach the cable that connects the fan and the motherboard.
The cable is extremely fragile.

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Step 8

Detach the cord that connects the fan and the motherboard.

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Step 9

Remove the fan.

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Step 10 Hard Drive

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Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, loosen and remove the two 3.0 mm hard drive screws.
Lift the hard drive up and out of the device.

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Step 11 Display Assembly

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Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, loosen the three 3.0 mm heat sink screws.
Remove the Heat Sink.
When reinstalling the heat sink, be sure to clean both contact surfaces with isopropyl alcohol and reapply thermal paste.

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Step 12

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5.0 mm screws on the metal bracket.
Remove the metal bracket.

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Step 13

Loosen and reposition the display cable.
The display cable will not be removed. Do not attempt to remove the display cable.

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Step 14

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Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the 5.0mm screw on the left display hinge bracket.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5.0mm screws on the right display hinge bracket.
Lift and remove the display assembly.