Dell Latitude ST Camera Replacement

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Introduction

If the camera application on your Dell latitude ST is not working you may need to reboot the system. If the reboot does not solve the issue try performing a factory reset. If your camera is still not working you will need to replace the camera on the device. This guide goes through each step to show you how to replace the camera on your Dell Latitude ST.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Locate the back panel tab.
Press down on the tab to remove the panel.

Step 2

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Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four 6mm screws attaching the inside panel to the device.

Step 3

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Use the blue plastic opening tool to push in the tab located on the backside of the device.
Slide the tool around the edges of the device to unsnap the tabs and pry the frame off.

Step 4

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Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws attaching the battery.

Step 5

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Using your hands or a plastic opening tool, unplug the white battery cable.
Push forward on the top part of the cable to disconnect it from the device.

Step 6

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Pull up on the black tab located at the top of the battery to remove the battery from the device.

Step 7 Screen

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Pull up on the copper antenna tape to loosen it from the base.
Unscrew the seven 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the base.

Step 8

Locate the grey LCD cable attached to the motherboad on the device.
Pull up on the black tape handle attached to the LCD cable to disconnect the cable.
Be sure to pull on the back rather than the LCD cable itself.

Step 9

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Using your hands or the blue plastic opening tool, go along the edges of the frame and unsnap the screen from the middle frame.
Lift the middle frame away from the screen.

Step 10 Camera

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Unplug the white camera cord located on the right side of the middle frame under the WLAN card.
Using your hands, or the blue plastic opening tool, pull the white part of the cable to the right to disconnect it.

Step 11

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Flip over the middle frame.
Locate the black and red cables attached to the camera assembly.
Gripping them by the white tag, disconnect the black and red cables from their socket on the camera assembly.