Dell Inspiron 7573 2-in-1 Hinge Replacement

Einleitung

This guide will walk you through how remove the hinges from the systems board and palm rest of a Dell Inspiron 7573 2-in-1 computer. This guide is useful for replacing a hinge that may be defective or damaged. Complications such as your computer having a hard time opening and closing the screen may be remedied by replacing such hinges.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Battery

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Dell Inspiron 7573 2-in-1 Hinge Replacement, Battery: Schritt 1, Bild 2 von 2

Make sure computer is off before you begin.
Remove the four 5 mm screws from the bottom edge of the laptop using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Loosen the remaining six captive screws from the bottom cover with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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Using a spudger, pry off the bottom cover by gently prying from corner to corner in order to disengage the plastic clips.
Lift off the bottom cover.
After the base cover is removed, your laptop should look similar as depicted in the images provided.

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Remove the four 3 mm screws holding the battery in place with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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Using the pull tab, disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
Lift the battery out from the laptop case.

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Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 3 mm screw that secures the wireless-card bracket and wireless card to the I/O board.
Lift the wireless-card bracket off of the wireless card.
Disconnect the white and black antenna cables from the wireless card.
Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless card slot.

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Peel off the tapes that secure the display cable and touch-screen board cable to the system board.
Open the latches and disconnect the display cable and the touch-screen board cable from the system board.

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Remove the seven 2 mm screws that secure the display assembly hinges to the palm-rest assembly with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Use a plastic opening tool to gently lift up the hinges if they are difficult to move.

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Separate the display assembly from the main laptop body.
Use a spudger to gently remove the plastic lining at the bottom of the screen.
Once the plastic lining has been removed, use the spudger to gently lift up on the screen.

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Gently lift the screen from the bottom edge to reveal the connectors beneath.
Disconnect it by pulling in a downward motion.

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Remove four 2 mm Phillips #00 screws behind the screen display.

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Remove the hinges from the screen display and I/O board.
If your replacement hinges did not come with cables included, be sure to gently pull the cables out from the hinges before you dispose of them. It may be useful to jot down how the cables were configured to help as you reroute them.

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