Inspiron 3481 Service Manual

Procedure

1. Note the routing of the antenna cables and peel off the cables from the system board.
2. Open the latch and disconnect the display cable from the system board.
3. Remove the display cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
4. Remove the four screws (M2.5x4) that secure the left and right hinges to the system board and I/O board.
   
5. Lift the palm-rest and keyboard assembly at an angle.
   
6. Slide and remove the palm-rest and keyboard assembly off the display assembly.
   
7. After performing all the above steps, you are left with display assembly.