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XPS 13 Service Manual

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Procedure

  1. Disconnect the touchscreen cable (optional) and camera cable from the system board.
  2. Peel off the tape that secures the antenna cables to the system board.
  3. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the system board.
  4. Lift the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card.
  5. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
    Figure 1. Removing the display assemblyImage: Disconnecting the touchscreen cable (optional), camera cable and antenna cable.
    1. touchscreen cable (optional)
    2. camera cable
    3. wireless-card bracket
    4. screw
    5. antenna cables (2)
    6. wireless card
    7. tape
  6. Remove the screw (M1.6x3) that secures the display cable to the I/O board.
  7. Peel off the tapes that secure the display cable to the fan and the I/O board.
  8. Disconnect the media-card reader cable from the I/O board.
  9. Note the display-cable routing and remove the cable from the routing guides on the fan.
  10. Peel off the tape from the display-cable bracket.
    Figure 2. Removing the display assemblyImage: Removing the tapes and disconnecting the display cable.
    1. tapes (4)
    2. screw
    3. media-card reader cable
    4. display cable
    5. routing guides (2)
  11. Remove the two screws (M2x3) that secure the display-cable bracket to the system board.
  12. Lift the display-cable bracket off the display cable.
  13. Using the pull tab, disconnect the display cable from the system board.
    Figure 3. Removing the display assemblyImage: Removing the tapes and disconnecting the media-card reader power cable.
    1. display cable
    2. display-cable bracket
    3. screws (2)
    4. pull tab
  14. Open the palm-rest assembly at an angle of 90 degrees, and then remove the four screws (M2.5x4) that secure the display hinges to the palm-rest assembly.
    Figure 4. Removing the display assemblyImage: Removing the screws from the palm-rest assembly.
    1. palm-rest assembly
    2. display assembly
    3. display hinges (2)
    4. screws (4)
  15. Slide and remove the palm-rest assembly from the display hinges.
    Figure 5. Removing the display assemblyImage: Removing the palm-rest assembly.
    1. palm-rest assembly
    2. display assembly

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