Introduction
You must disconnect or replace the screen of your Dell XPS 13 9380, this guide is then made for you!
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Use a Torx T5 driver to unscrew the eight screws securing the back panel.
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Use a spudger to pry up and loosen the back panel.
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Lift the back panel up slightly from the non-hinged edge.
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Pull the back panel away from the hinged edge, wiggling it back and forth to loosen the clips.
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When the back panel clips are free, remove the back panel.
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Disconnect the cable from the battery by pulling the connector towards the battery.
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Remove the four screws (M2 x 2) securing the battery.
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Remove the screw (M1.6 x 4) securing the battery.
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Remove the battery from its recess.
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1- Remove the screw (M1.6 x 3) that attaches the WiFi card and cable holder from the webcam to the motherboard. 2- Remove the WiFi card and cable holder.
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3- Disconnect and lift the webcam cable from the motherboard, removing the adhesive tape that attaches the webcam cable to the fans.
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4- Remove the two screws (M1.6 x 2.5) that attach the display cable holder to the motherboard. 5- Then remove everything.
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6- Disconnect the screen connection from the motherboard.
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7- Disconnect the antenna cables from the motherboard.
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8- Remove the four screws (M2.5 x 4) that fix the hinges of the screen.
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9- Place the back of the computer screen on a clean and level surface, then open the computer at a 90-degree angle.
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10- Gently slide and lift the screen off the rest of the computer.
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To reassemble your device, follow the instructions in reverse order.
You should be careful when removing the back panel as there also two clips on its back where the air ducts lie. If you are quick to remove it you may tear the air ducts which are quite (unreasonably) fragile given the fact they are plastic. I was unfortunate and I broke two of them so I had to use some duct tape as a minor gap would be visible between the back panel and the plastically covered air ducts. Other than that, it’s a pain to remove the back panel but not as difficult as it sounds.
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