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Latitude 7520 Service Manual

Removing the display assembly (with WLAN antenna)

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the microSD card.
  3. Enter the service mode.
  4. Remove the base cover.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the display assembly and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. Display assembly with WLAN antenna
Disconnect the WLAN antenna and display cables.
Figure 2. Display assembly with WLAN and WWAN antenna
Disconnect the display cables, WLAN and WWAN antenna cables.

Remove the hinges.

Separate the display assembly.

Steps

  1. Remove the single (M2x2) securing the WLAN card bracket to the antenna cables.
  2. Lift the bracket from the WLAN card module on the system board.
  3. Disconnect the WLAN antenna cables from the WLAN module.
  4. Disconnect the WWAN antenna cable and release the cable from the rubber guides on the system board.
  5. Remove the two (M2x2) securing the display cable bracket to the system board.
  6. Lift to remove the display cable bracket from the computer.
  7. Disconnect the display, camera, touch screen, sensor board cables from the system board and release them from cable guiding tabs.
  8. Open the display lid to 90º angle and remove the six (M2.5x5) screws securing the hinges to the palmrest assembly.
  9. Remove the display assembly from the computer.
    NOTE NOTE: The display assembly is a Hinge-Up Design (HUD) assembly and cannot be further disassembled once it is removed from the bottom chassis. If any components in the display assembly are malfunctioning and must be replaced, replace the entire display assembly.
    Figure 3. Display assembly with antennae cables
    Display assembly without antennae cables
    Figure 4. Display assembly with WLAN and WWAN antenna cables
    Display assembly with WLAN and WWAN antenna cables

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