Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          40 minutes

Sections

4

  • Stand
  • 3 steps
  • Outer Case
  • 3 steps
  • EMI Shield
  • 3 steps
  • Power Supply Board
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Stand
  • Lay the monitor on a flat surface so that the back is facing up.

Lay the monitor on a flat surface so that the back is facing up.

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Step 2

  • Grab the hinge cover with both hands on either side of the stand.
  • Squeeze inwards with your thumbs and fingers and lift up to remove the hinge cover.

Grab the hinge cover with both hands on either side of the stand.

Squeeze inwards with your thumbs and fingers and lift up to remove the hinge cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the four 12.1 mm Phillips #2 screws that hold the stand to the monitor.
  • Support the monitor while removing the screws to prevent the monitor from falling.
  • Lift up to detach the stand.

Remove the four 12.1 mm Phillips #2 screws that hold the stand to the monitor.

Support the monitor while removing the screws to prevent the monitor from falling.

Lift up to detach the stand.

Step 4

              Outer Case
  • Remove the five 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located around the perimeter of the monitor.

Remove the five 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located around the perimeter of the monitor.

Step 5

  • Starting at the corner of the monitor, wedge the small plastic opening tool between the back cover and the display bezel.
  • Tilt the plastic opening tool up to separate the back cover from the display bezel.
  • Continue around the perimeter of the monitor until the display bezel comes off.
  • A reasonable amount of force is necessary to detach the back cover from the display bezel.

Starting at the corner of the monitor, wedge the small plastic opening tool between the back cover and the display bezel.

Tilt the plastic opening tool up to separate the back cover from the display bezel.

Continue around the perimeter of the monitor until the display bezel comes off.

A reasonable amount of force is necessary to detach the back cover from the display bezel.

Step 6

  • Reposition the monitor so that the back is facing up.
  • Grab the corners of the monitor and jiggle them upwards to detach the back cover from the inside of the monitor.
  • Lift the back cover up.

Reposition the monitor so that the back is facing up.

Grab the corners of the monitor and jiggle them upwards to detach the back cover from the inside of the monitor.

Lift the back cover up.

Step 7

              EMI Shield
  • Remove the two 5.7 mm Phillips #2 screws located on either side of the EMI shield.

Remove the two 5.7 mm Phillips #2 screws located on either side of the EMI shield.

Step 8

  • Using a nut driver (or if necessary, needle-nose pliers), remove the two nuts on either side of the VGA input.

Using a nut driver (or if necessary, needle-nose pliers), remove the two nuts on either side of the VGA input.

Step 9

  • Grab the metal casing by the sides and slide it down towards the bottom of the monitor.
  • Lift up to remove the metal casing.
  • Beware, metal casing is sharp!

Grab the metal casing by the sides and slide it down towards the bottom of the monitor.

Lift up to remove the metal casing.

Beware, metal casing is sharp!

Step 10

              Power Supply Board
  • Remove the three 7.5 mm Phillips #2 screws and one silver 8.3 mm Phillips #2 screw from the power supply.

Remove the three 7.5 mm Phillips #2 screws and one silver 8.3 mm Phillips #2 screw from the power supply.

Step 11

  • Remove the two pieces of yellow tape on the left side of the power supply.

Remove the two pieces of yellow tape on the left side of the power supply.

Step 12

  • Remove the four little white clips located underneath the tape by lifting up on their left side.
  • It would be a good idea to take a picture of the way these connect before removing them.

Remove the four little white clips located underneath the tape by lifting up on their left side.

It would be a good idea to take a picture of the way these connect before removing them.

Step 13

  • With the needle-nose pliers, remove the four display connectors by pulling them away from the power supply.

With the needle-nose pliers, remove the four display connectors by pulling them away from the power supply.

Step 14

  • Pull up and remove the white plug that connects the blue and brown wires to the power supply.

Pull up and remove the white plug that connects the blue and brown wires to the power supply.

Step 15

  • Remove the rainbow-colored power cable by pulling it straight up.

Remove the rainbow-colored power cable by pulling it straight up.

Step 16

  • Using the needle nose pliers, pinch the white clip so that it can fit through the hole in the power supply.
  • Lift up the power supply and remove it from the rest of the monitor.

Using the needle nose pliers, pinch the white clip so that it can fit through the hole in the power supply.

Lift up the power supply and remove it from the rest of the monitor.

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

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