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Cracked hinges on Dell 700m

by raydenin Sep 22, 2005 5:52AM PDT

I have a Dell 700m which I bought 4 months back. I have no idea how it happened but a couple days back I noticed a crack on the top lid near one of the hinges. Do I have to replace the entire the lcd screen or just replace the cover. How do I go about doing this? I scoured the Dell website but couldnt find any tutorial that tells me how to go about it. Any information on this would be great. Thanks in advance.

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replace cover only

by hickman71 Sep 22, 2005 6:08AM PDT

You should be able to replace 1/2 the cover (they are usually 2 or more pieces). If you don't see a part number at support.dell.com then call them to get it. If the laptop is only 4 months old then it should be covered under the standard Dell warranty.

Regards,

Michael

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At 4 months...

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 22, 2005 8:18AM PDT

Call it in. Many think they can solve this just by web or email. The phone will work better.

Bob

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