Introduction

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    • Lay the Chromebook flat.

    • Remove the two screws at the bottom of the display bezel.

    • Using the Jimmy or a plastic opening tool, gently pry open the top and side edges of the display cover.

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    • Pull back the clear tape with the Angled Precision Tweezers. Also pull back the black tape.

    • Disconnect the LCD cable by gently pulling it back towards the hinge with the plastic spudger.

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    • To remove the thin cables for the digitizer, you must first open the fastener by flipping the off-white plastic edge closest to the LCD towards the outside edge of the frame.

    • Once the fasteners have been opened, use two spudgers to remove each cable by unfolding and dragging them back towards the outside edge of the frame.

    • To release circuit board, use a spudger tool to pry the gray clip back. Gently pull up on the left edge of the circuit board.

    • The right edge of the circuit board is glued down. Using a spudger, pry up on the right edge to free it from the frame display.

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    • Use the Angled Tweezer to gently remove the brown wire from the channel. This wire travels from the hinge around the bottom edge and connects to the digitizer and webcam.

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    • Follow the previous steps to replace the display just as you've removed it. Take care to ensure the LCD and Digitizer/Webcam cables are properly seated in the channels before sealing the lid.

    • When the laptop lid is sealed, the hinge edge will lay uniformly flat.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Dave Van Allen

Member since: 08/05/17

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Thanks, took a bit of searching to actually find a replacement screen! eventually got one sent from china via eBay, this guide was invaluable , thank you so much.

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