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A friend’s daughter has ordered a replacement laptop screen for a Dell PP29L. I can’t seem to locate such a model on the Dell site, although the “PP29L” brings up lots of search hits. The question is though, whether it’s a simple matter to fit the replacement screen, or whether it needs a specialized hardware tech. Hints & links welcome.
Alan
dell pp29l – Bing has lots of links that might be illuminating – Dell Inspiron 1525/1526 Service Manual & I have just bought a dell laptop(model pp29l) but it’s video quality is very poor..what’s the problem? – Yahoo! Answers.
Looks as though it is an Inspiron 1525/1526
Joe
Thanks Joe. That service manual (Display section) certainly seems to be the goods. I also found a generic fix-it link to Replace Your Laptop Screen which looks good. Since my friend is a sparkie, I might let him do the hands-on work, so I remain blameless on all counts! 
Alan
I’ve finally got around to this, nervous all the way, since I haven’t done it before.
I’m already very tenuous where the Documentation instructs me to “Disconnect the antenna cables (2 in the picture below) from the mini cards.”
The copper tabs are so small I can’t see how they attach. Does anybody know the safe/ recommended method of disconnecting them please?
Alan
I’m guessing that if you don’t see a screw, it just pulls off
You’re right J. I felt it best to quit there though, coz the components were getting just too fragile and microscopic for me to be happy fiddling with. Best let Dell do it, so if the tech busts something, he can just ask the guy next to him to toss him over a spare! 
Alan
Best let Dell do it, so if the tech busts something, he can just ask the guy next to him to toss him over a spare!
I had Dell visit me at my office for on-site service to replace a trackpad (a button had gone bad; too much clicking apparently). You are only supposed to have to remove a few screws to do the job, but he ended up completely disassembling the machine because it was so tight the parts would not come apart. It was very stressful to watch. I don’t recommend remaining in the operating theater during that kind of surgery, but at least computers can be backed up!
Just to put a final stamp on this thread, I worked deeper and deeper into the laptop, following the manual step-by-step. After (maybe) an hour, I encountered a tiny “cable” around 4mm wide, with a number of conductors laid down on it. It was about as thick as cellophane and was jammed in pretty hard with a pressed-in plastic clip, which would have to be popped out with some force. At this stage I decided the whole operation was getting a little risky and sadly returned the laptop to its owner. I explained my reluctance to tackle the task, so sadly she resigned herself to sending it off to Dell and paying the $200 repair (labour) cost. To her delight, they sent out “the guy”, who not only did the job with some magic tool in 10 minutes, but didn’t charge a zac! Nice when you score the exception to the rule for a change!
Alan
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