Dell Inspiron 8600 LCD Replacement

Insert a spludger into the notch at the far left side of the top blue panel and pry hinge cover off.

Note: You may need to pry the other side off by inserting the spludger between the hinge and the top cover.

Pull the small black tab on the right hand side of the laptop.

The hinge cover has now been removed.

Flip the laptop over and remove the indicated screws.

Flip the laptop back over.

Find the two places where the display module is attached to the base of the computer.

Disconnect the video card from the display module by gently lifting upwards on the black tab.

Lift the display module directly upwards from the base of the computer.

The display module has been removed.

First, remove the plastic tabs that are covering the interior screws.

After removing the tabs, remove the interior screws using a #1 Philips Screwdriver.

Note there are 8 tabs and 8 screws in total.

Now that the screws are removed, press the plastic casing inward to loosen the case. Then remove the plastic case from the monitor unit.

Using a Philips #1 screwdriver remove the screws holding the LCD in place.

Remove the broken LCD unit, and replace with new unit.