Inspiron 6400 Bezel, Hinges, and back cover question

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I have a inspiron 6400 notebook and have noticed the screen getting very wobbly and loose for about 2 months. Haven't had a problem with it and didn't really think much of it until now;   Long story short I thought i could fix the problem by unscrewing everything on the bezel and tightning a few screws or whatever. Obviously I had no clue what I was doing, and I ended up breaking the bezel by cracking it along the bottom left side.    So, now I am going to buy a new bezel, hinges, back cover, and whatever else comes with it. I'm doing this because the bezel is already broken and has scratches, the back also has some noticable scrathes and since brand new bezels and back covers cost like 30, 40 bucks I don't see why I shouldn't buy it. Also new hinges wouldn't hurt since mine may be broke or loose.    But that's not why I made this topic. I need to know if this is a good idea. The main screen itself is fine but I need to know how to get my current bezel off, back screen off, and hinges and what not. And has anyone done this? I've seen the service manual of dell and actually tried using it and I ended up with the problems I have right now. Sending to dell is not an option, my 1 year warranty is up. I just need basic advice.   I will also post pictures 2mrow to give you guys some visuals of it so maybe someone can give me advice since that's all I'm looking for.   Thank you for taking the time to read this.

ronss · Answer

you got to follow the dells service manual...the directions are very good-

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6400/en/sm/display.htm#wp1022270

if you cannot do this, then you better take it somewhere to have it down.

dallascowboyswo · Answer

Here is a video of someone who has done it before.

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dallascowboyswo · Answer

Definately follow the manual. Just thought you might like to see what someone else has done.

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Inspiron E1505
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB/2.00GHz/667MHz)
15.4 Inch UltraSharp TrueLife Wide-screen WSXGA+
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz Crucial Memory
256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400
120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW Philips Drive
Dell Wireless 1500 802.11N Mini Card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0 + EDR)
Windows XP Pro SP2
Bios A17
pur. Sept. 7 2006
WRT350N Linksys Router v1 firmware v1.03.2
FreeAgent 320gb Seagate Ext. HD
Kaspersky Internet Security v 7.0.0.125

ronss · Answer

the video was a nice link, should help....its a tedious process , if not careful ..things can happen.

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