Dell XPS L501x LCD Display Swap

We have confirmed the ribbon cable is needed to make the screen swap work. I will be adding the links to confirmation posts as they come.



Required part:

FullHD Ribbon cable from Dell

Dell Part Number - 0V73D3

Description: Assembly,Cable,Low Voltage Differential Signaling,Full High Definition,Light Emitting Diode,NIMOY





Confirmed Screens that Work:

LG LP156WF1 (TL)(B1) - by NoSlow5oh

AUO B156HW01 v4 - by chanman

LG LP156WF1 (TL)(B3) - by jnguye13



---- Screen Swap Tutorial ---

Read the Technician manual for information



Steps are:

1) remove battery



2) remove palm rest





Under the palm rest are two cables. flip the black tabs up and the ribbons should slide out.







3) remove keyboard







If you have a backlit keyboard, there is a second ribbon cable you will need to remove. Arrow is showing the main ribbon cable for the keyboard removed.







5) remove bezel

To do this. Start at the top on either the left or right side of the webcam. Using your fingers pull the inside of the bezel a bit away from the screen and pull outward. Once it bezel is out enough, use your (thumb) nail and separate the bezel by putting it between the bezel and the back cover.





Then you should remove the webcam cable





6) remove the ribbon cable



There is a black plastic piece you can pull up on, this will detach the cable.





There is also a ground screw that you will need to remove. The new ribbon cable should come with its own screw for the ground.











7) Swap LCD



Unscrew the the 4 screws on each side of the screen that is attached to the bezel. 3 on bottom, 1 on top for the left and right side. There are then 2 screws that hold the bracket to the screen on each side. Remove those and install the brackets on your new screen.



8) Now reverse the instructions to put it back together!

---- ORIGINAL POST BELOW ---

So it didn't go out as planned. I initially had the 720p LP156WH2 display.



I purchased the AUO B156HW01 v4 as the upgrade.



Looks like the issue is with the ribbon cable. It's missing some wires that is required to display the 1080p panel correctly.



Does anyone know where I can buy the correct ribbon cable for this?



* edit * I just chatted with a Dell rep and they said the ribbon cable is the same for the 720p screen and the 1080p screens. So I guess the AUO B156HW01 v4 screens are not compatible.



*edit 2* Please read through this thread, we now believe the ribbon cable was the issue. I have the AUO B156HW01 v4 screen, jnguye13 has the LP156WF1 (TL)(B3) screen, and paul-home has the B156HW01 v.0 screen. I'll will be posting pics of my swap after I get the ribbon cable. I want to thank Cap and conscriptvirus for all the help they provided! To order the cable, call Dell Spare Parts (1-800-357-3355). The item details for the cable is



Item No: V73D3

Description: Assembly,Cable,Low Voltage Differential Signaling,Full High Definition,Light Emitting Diode,NIMOY



Please note we haven't received our cables so this isn't verified yet...