Repairing of Laptop and Notebook LCD Displays

N.N.	LCD inverter test: basic laptop electronic testing for backlight or inverter failure.
N.N.	Checking CCFL LCD backlight tubes using AA batteries and a cheap inverter.
N.N.	Troubleshooting flowchart for laptop display problems before you rip it apart.
Alienware Area-51m (aka Sager/Clevo/ Midern 56x0)	A hinge crack solution without using the original replacement parts.
Acer Aspire 5100	Let's get inside the notebook to replace the LCD display and the inverter board as well.
Acer TravelMate 513T	Laptop Cabrio: How to use a laptop with a broken display as a desktop PC (in German).
Acer TravelMate 4652LMi	Display hinge replacement tutorial.
Acorn A4	Dismantling the laptop as far as the motherboard, removing the screen and replacing the LCD panel, pictures from the motherboard and keyboard details.
Apple iBook	Description of a dead display and broken hinge wire disaster.
Apple iBook Dual-USB	Sticky hinge and flickering screen repair. How to check the backlight control cable with an oscilloscope.
Apple iBook G4 14.1''	LCD replacement guide.
Apple iBook G4	How to fix an iBook G4 screen using an iBook G3 display.
Apple iBook G4	Replacing a broken laptop screen is more often than not, a very easy project. If you have a broken screen, don't jump on ebay and sell it for considerably less than it's worth. Instead, go to ebay and try to find the replacement LCD, the entire cover for your computer, or even better, your computer with a blown motherboard but intact screen!
Apple iBook G4	Generic LCD screen replacement guide.
Apple iBook G4	DIY LCD screen replacement, with illustrations and tips and tricks.
Apple MacBook	Almost every screw in the MacBook belongs to a unique location. This guide shows how to deal with this issue when replacing a broken screen.
Apple MacBook 13.3''	Laptop LCD Removal Instructions: this tutorial will help you go from laptop to LCD screen in 8 easy steps.
Apple PowerBook 180	Illustrated how to replace a laptop screen.
Apple PowerBook 180c	Using a laptop LCD with a VGA connector.
Apple PowerBook 520c	This tutorial explains how to use plastic epoxy that becomes rock hard for fixing worn out display hinges.
Apple PowerBook 5xx	How to fix cracked display hinges, with two selfmade L shaped pieces of aluminium.
Apple PowerBook 5300CS	How to use the notebook with broken hinges and without display. Illustrated take apart and ethernet card installation guide.
Apple PowerBook Duo	A completely illustrated step-by-step display replacement guide (in Japanese).
Apple PowerBook G3 14.1''	LCD replacement, you can do it yourself.
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet	Broken hinges, detailed instructions on how to fix that wobbling screen.
Apple PowerBook G3 WallStreet	How to do a display hinge repair.
Apple Powerbook G3 Wallstreet	Fix loose sound ports, display hinge and the power plug using a tongue depressor. Replacing the original hard disk with a bigger one.
Apple PowerBook G3 Wallstreet [1998]	Hinge/Clutch Repair: this PowerBook series commonly suffers from worn out LCD hinges. The main symptom of this problem is an LCD screen that just won't seem to stay in the upright position. The most likely cause of this is a broken or worn out hinge, or clutch assembly inside the machine.
Apple PowerBook G4 (AlBook)	Some experiences with the RadTech Aluminum Powerbook Chassis Enhancement Kit aka AlGlide trying to fix weak display hinges.
Apple PowerBook G4 (AlBook)	After a few years the display hinge can get a little loose. Thankfully this is just a matter of a few screws that need to be tightened! Here's how to do it.
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium	Fixing a broken LCD backlight.
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium	How to replace broken display hinges and cables.
Apple PowerBook G4	Replacing and fixing the display hinges.
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)	Broken display hinges repurposed as a compact desktop Mac. New G5 iMac to look something like this?
Apple PowerBook G4 Titianium (TiBook)	Display take-apart, re-assembly and various other related infos.
Apple Powerbook G4 Titanium	How to repair broken $1600 hinges for ONLY $10!
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)	Replacing broken display hinges, an illustrated guide.
Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium (TiBook)	Replace the hinges without removing the display but keep the cables attached.
Apple PowerBook G4 15'' Aluminium [2005]	Exchanging the LCD panel.
Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz	Is your Powerbook/MacBook/iBook screen broken? Did Apple quote you the costs of a new laptop to replace it.
AST Ascentia N.N.	A Bright Outlook for Laptop Users With Dark, Dim Displays. Don't spend money on a new display when the solution may be as simple as a failed backlight.
ASUS A8JX	Fixing and tightening a loose display hinge.
COMPAQ Armada	This slideshow features step-by-step pictures telling how to remove the display.
COMPAQ Armada 100S	How to cure some display problems: random stripes and caused by a loosened plug/port, because if pressed at some point the display housing (you need to find out where) the stripes disappeared/appeared again. This is usually a sign, that something is loose inside. Solving the problem could be very simple - just take the laptop apart and try to fix the loose part.
COMPAQ Aero	Screen disassembly, the tale of a journey inside, hinge repair.
COMPAQ Presario	COMPAQ Presario's have a bad habit of cracking and tearing the orange flexi-cable that goes through the hinges that connects the LCD to the main board. Here is an approach for a cheap repair of the defective display cable.
COMPAQ Presario 700Z	Do-it-yourself display hinge repair.
COMPAQ Presario 1200	Laptop Hinge Hack: buy a lid support at a local hardware store and attach it to the case.
COMPAQ Presario 1681	Replacing an LCD CCFL backlight tube. Or, what to do when your LCD screen/laptop screen goes dark, black, red, orange, or any other annoying color.
COMPAQ Presario V2000	A step-by-step LCD replacement manual with illustrations.
DELL Inspiron	Slideshow showing step-by-step pictures how to remove the display.
DELL Inspiron 300M / Latitude X300	This tutorial is for those who wish to fix the loose hinge problem.
DELL Inspiron 300M	How to remove 4 screws and the hinge covers to fix a loose hinge without taking apart the entire LCD.
DELL Inspiron 600M	How to take apart the laptop display completely, with many detailed pictures.
DELL Inspiron 4100	A New Lease Of Life For Laptop, replacing the display hinges.
DELL Inspiron 7500	How To Change the LCD Screen.
DELL Inspiron 8600	Replacing LCD Backlight Inverter: an illustrated step-by-step take apart and repair assistance [PDF].
DELL Inspiron B130	Replacing and Upgrading a Notebook LCD Screen.
DELL Inspiron B130, 15.4''	Step-by-step LCD screen replacement manual with pictures.
DELL Inspiron E1505	Want better performance from your laptop? The conventional wisdom has long held that you should simply buy a new one. You can put such conventional wisdom aside: upgrading a laptop may not be for the timid or the impatient, but if you're handy with a screwdriver, and the sight of a circuit board doesn't scare you, an upgrade can be a far more affordable solution. Upgrades covered: RAM from 1GB to 2GB, HDD from a 5400RPM, 120GB drive to a 7200RPM, 200GB model, miniPCI wireless card from 802.11b to 802.11a/b/g, BlueTooth card added, optical drive, LCD screen with better resolution or matte instead of glossy, CPU from a 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo to a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T7200, graphics card nVidia 7300 with a more powerful ATI X1400.
DELL Latitude	Illustrated how to replace a notebook backlight and LCD.
DELL Latitude C540/C640	How to remove and replace broken laptop display hinges.
DELL Latitude C6xx	Take apart instructions to get the LCD screen removed.
DELL Latitude C810/840	How to fix the black backlight by adding a capacitor before the input of the MP1010 Monolithic Power Systems MPS circuit (in German).
DELL Latitude D610	Taking apart and repairing instructions to fix a notebook LCD screen with water damage.
DELL Latitude XPi 133ST	How to replace your backlight tube or LCD.
DELL N.N.	This guide explains how you can remove and replace LCD screen, video cable and inverter board on DELL laptops. These instructions should work for most DELL laptops and will be very similar for many other laptop brands.
ECS DeskNote A980	LCD monitor assembly and replacement guide.
GateWay N.N.	How to convert a laptop LCD screen into a stand-alone display.
GateWay N.N.	How to replace a broken and flickering backlight.
GateWay MT6704	This guide give instructions for removing a broken LCD screen from the laptop and replace it with a new screen. Before you start, turn off the laptop, unplug the power adapter and remove the battery. You'll find six rubber screw seals on the display bezel. Remove all seals with a sharp object and also remove all six screws found under the seals.
GateWay Solo 9550	Upgrading a laptop can be a costly endeavor, depending on how many components need replacing. At some point you have to decide if it makes more sense (financially) to scrap the older system for a shiny new model. This HOWTO goes an upgrade path for: a new display, a bigger hard drive, some extra memory and a DVD burner instead of a CD/RW.
HP Pavilion DV6000	Fixing a laptop with a bad LCD screen. The lower part of the screen displays a garbled image and the upper part works just fine. An external monitor displays image properly. So it has an issue with a bad screen and it has to be replaced.
HP Pavilion DV9000	The left hinge has cracked and in doing so, also broke the embedded locknuts in the top LCD cover. This guide explains a cheap remedy for the this common problem. The laptop now closes like new and the monitor turns off when in closed position. This fix works for part numbers 3JAT9HATP05 and 3JAT9HATP21. But probably could work for other models.
HP Pavilion N5190	Pink tinge LCD and backlight (aka Cold Compact Fluorescent Lamp - CCFL) replacement.
HP Pavilion N5430 (aka OmniBook XE3	Complete disassembly to solve power problems, includes also instructions how to take apart the display.
HP Pavilion ZT 1000	This CCFL backlight replacement pictorial explains a typical laptop disassembly. This is most likely not the exact model you will be servicing, however it is indicative of what you will find in most models. They are all relatively the same and this tutorial will give you a basic idea on the scope of backlight replacement.
HP Pavilion ZT 1175	If the LCD display will goes dark this is in most cases due to the failure of a part known as an inverter. This guide provides an illustrated step-by-step instruction to repair the inverter.
HP/COMPAQ 8510p/8510w	This guide explains how to open the display panel and replace the screen inverter board for these notebooks. The inverter board is located inside the display panel beneath the screen. The inverter board works as a power supply for the LCD backlight lamp. When the inverter fails, the LCD screen goes dark. The image is still on the screen but you can barely see it.
HP/COMPAQ NC2400	It's always gutting and expensive to see a new come back in with a smashed screen. You can save the money on labour by fitting it yourself. It's a pretty simple operation that only takes half an hour or so.
HP/COMPAQ NC6220	How to replace a broken screen and repair the surroundings as well.
Hitachi 4140 VisionBook	Repairing the display cable.
IBM ThinkPad (unknown model)	Using cellophane to convert a liquid crystal display screen into a three dimensional display (3D laptop computer and 3D camera phone).
IBM ThinkPad 390	LCD Replacement Instructions.
IBM ThinkPad 390	A LCD replacement tutorial.
IBM ThinkPad 600E	LCD CCFL Replacement.
IBM ThinkPad T30	LCD replacement guide.
IBM ThinkPad T40	Instructions how to replace the LCD screen.
IBM ThinkPad T41	Screen inverter replacement guide, explaining how to fix a laptop backlight problem.
IBM ThinkPad T60	The screen on any notebook is one of the most vulnerable components and is the single most expensive part to replace in many models. If you are out of warranty, this type of repair can force you to buy a new machine as costs can spiral upwards of 500 dollars for a new panel. If the failure falls under the protection of an extended warranty you can be in great shape, but sending your notebook out for repair can take weeks. This article covers the DIY LCD replacement procedure as well as explain how you might acquire a panel through warranty services for an at-home repair. Take it as a valuable extension to the Lenovo Hardware Maintenance Manual which describes, in a very detailed fashion, how to disassemble the entire notebook in order to replace any component you can think of.
IBM ThinkPad N.N.	(Literally) Debugging a Laptop: this guide illustrates how to take apart the display to remove a bug from behind the screen glass.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10	How to fit the Fidohub touch screen panel into the netbook. This is not that easy of an upgrade! This netbook is pretty tight inside that small chassis, which makes it much more difficult to find places to route cables.
Natcomp 340S2	How to remove the keyboard and upgrade the memory. A guide to enhance the display hinges (in German).
Panasonic CF-02T8AJ Let's Note	How to remove the (left) display hinge, a short guide with pics (in Japanese).
Samsung X10	An illustrated display hinge replacement guide.
Samsung X10 1300 II	This guide explains how to change broken display hinges (in German).
Sony VAIO misc. models	How to fix Sony laptop screens from falling down.
Sony VAIO PCG-505EX	Step-by-step instructions for LCD replacement (in Japanese).
Sony VAIO PCG-K15	Illustrated LCD removal instructions.
Sony VAIO PCG-K33	How to open the display panel and remove LCD screen with inverter. Start with the four screws securing the display bezel to the LCD cover. These screws are hidden under four rubber covers. Two black covers on the top of the bezel and two white covers.
Sony VAIO PCG-NV190	An illustrated disassembly guide to get the display repaired.
Sony VAIO PCG-N.N.	If your image on your laptop screen is very dull or the light goes out on your screen this is a very common problem. Often it is due to the inverter, which connects the screen to the ribbon cable. The screen and backlight are probably working perfectly, but you need to replace the backlight inverter board.
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ645	This guide will help you to remove the LCD screen and inverter board from the notebook display.
Toshiba Equium M40X-189	A short guide to LCD screen replacement.
Toshiba Portege M200	Tutorial about removing the LCD screen and replacing the digitizer.
Toshiba Satellite	LCD replacement guide.
Toshiba Satellite 200CDT	How to replace the broken backlight with a solar illuminator (in German).
Toshiba Satellite 1415	Partial disassembly explaining how to remove the LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite 2435	Pictures and instructions about removing the LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite Pro 435CDS	Screen Repair: Illustrated how to replace a laptop backlight and inverter.
Toshiba Satellite 1110	Backlight inverter replacement. How to repair a screen which often goes very dim, with the back light turning off entirely. Pressing the button just under the base of the lid, which is shut when the lid is closed, brings the screen back to life for anywhere between 1 second and a few hours.
Toshiba Satellite (unknown model)	LCD Removal Instructions with step-by-step pictures showing how to remove your laptop LCD from a typical notebook computer.
Toshiba Satellite (unknown model)	The whole reason you want to go through the painstaking process of removing a laptop's LCD screen is to identify the LCD screen manufacturer's part number. The LCD screen, in most cases, has been built by a company other than the company that built the laptop itself. You are going to see several part numbers at this point. Each manufacturer uses a specific pattern to begin their part number. A survey of these patterns is provided for: Acer, AU Optronics, BOE Hydis, Chi Mei, Chunghwa, HannStar, Hitachi, IBM / IDTech, LG.Philips, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, NEC, Quanta, Samsung, Sharp, Sanyo, Torisan, Toshiba, Toshiba Matsushita and Unipac.
Toshiba Satellite A45	How to remove and replace broken laptop hinges.
Toshiba Satellite A60/65	How to open the laptop display assembly and remove the LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite A75	Instructions for taking apart the notebook display panel, remove the LCD screen and the inverter.
Toshiba Satellite A100	How to substitute a broken laptop screen.
Toshiba Satellite A105	How to remove and replace laptop FL inverter and LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite A210/215	How to disassemble the display panel on the notebook.
Toshiba Satellite L25	This explains taking apart the laptop display panel and removing the inverter and LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite L35	This illustrated guide explains how to replace the notebook screen.
Toshiba Satellite L355D	Screen inverter board and LCD substitution.
Toshiba Satellite M35X	How to remove or replace LCD screen, display video cable and FL inverter board.
Toshiba Satellite M45	Removing LCD screen and FL inverter board.
Toshiba Satellite M65	This tutorial explains how to remove and replace the laptop LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite M115	How to remove the screen inverter and replace the LCD screen of the notebook.
Toshiba Satellite P25	Disassembly to get the LCD screen removed.
Toshiba Satellite P35	How to disassemble a laptop display panel, to replace a LCD screen and a inverter.
Toshiba Satellite P205	Taking apart the laptop display panel and removing LCD screen with inverter board.
Toshiba Tecra M2	Laptop LCD screen and inverter substitution guide.
Toshiba Tecra M4 (Satellite R10/R15)	This guide explains how to remove the inverter board and the LCD screen.
Toshiba Satellite U405D	This illustrated guide explains how to remove LCD screen and inverter board.
Toshiba Tecra S1	This guide explains how to remove the system board from the notebook. It will also illustrate how you can disassemble the notebook and remove, replace or clean the following parts: battery, hard drive, modem card, memory module, Wi-Fi card, CPU, heatsink, fan, keyboard, touchpad, dvd-rom, top cover, display assembly, speakers.
Zenith Z-Note 425Lnc	Using the LCD panel from an old broken laptop as a VGA monitor.
N.N.	How to repair your LCD backlight: fault diagnosis, CCFT replacement.
N.N.	Instructions for replacing the LCD screen backlight lamp (CCFL).