global Laptop and motherboard repair tutorial | Page 31

Grab the top center of the Display Screen and pull it forward to lie it flat (face down) in front of
the lid. Note that this screen will rest on the palm rest if you are doing this without removing the
screen from the laptop bottom base…
You have the screen face down so that you can detach the display cable from the rear side of the
screen. All Display cables will have a piece of Pull Tab Tape attached to them. Some will be fully
secured to the screen rear side and some will have an area at the tip of the tab tape that isn’t sticky
allowing you to grab and peel the adhesive part free… then you will use that tab tape to pull the
display cable free from its port in the rear panel. Some display cables will also have a rectangular
metal wire pull tab with a blue, white or black plastic pull tab attached. You will do the same with
these and grab the end tab pulling it downward to release the display cable from the plug port.
Some cables will also have locking tabs on the left and right side. To release the cable, you will
need to depress both the left and right sides simultaneously while pulling the cable flat away not
upward…
Assuming you already unplugged the power inverter, set the screen aside and you will have
completed the screen disassembly. Any remaining parts will stay in place.
Some screens will also have secondary horizontal support rails, remember their position when
reassembling and do not forget to reinstall them.