Laptop Screen Removal -- A How-To Guide
If your laptop screen has suffered some damage, or you need to replace it for whatever reason, then you went through this article. Specifically we will take you through the step-by-step process involved with a laptop screen removal. After reading this article, you should be able to make the necessary repairs to your laptop screen today.
If your monitor has a broken display, installing a new one isn't as daunting a task as it sounds. First, you have to make sure the screen at her main problem. If your screen is torn or fractured, then it's obvious. To be sure though, hook up an external monitor to your laptop, to see if the screen is the only thing that's been damage. Otherwise, your problem may be more than replacing your screen.
Before purchasing a new LCD screen, first look over the one you currently have. By removing and examining it, it will give you a chance to spot other possibilities that are causing your computer to have a display problem, and also to get the right parts number so the replacement you purchase will be the correct one.
To take up the screen, remove the battery from your laptop, and disconnect the power adapter. The only tools you will need our a small Phillips screwdriver and a small Flathead screwdriver. Screwdrivers are needed to remove the screw covers and the screws. After removing the screws, you want to remove what is called the bezel, which is the rubber around the screen. Gently placed your fingers at the bottom center of the screen, between the bezel and the screen, and slowly remove the bezel. Continue working around the edge of the screen until you remove the rest of the bezel. Now you are left with your screen sitting in a metal frame. Tilt your screen forward, to separate it from the plastic shell behind it. Look to see if the screen is having connection problems first, before removing it. Sometimes fixing a screen is as simple as replacing a broken cable, or reseating a loose cable. Now check for the part number on the back of the screen, and write it down. Use this number to find a replacement. Then search, with the part number, to find the best price online. When you go to replace the broken screen with a new one, disconnect the cable's from the old screen. Carefully unplug the connector from the screen to the computer. Connect the new screen, replace the bezel, and put the screws back lot. Lastly, power up and check your screen to ensure proper installation. There you have it, a simple guide to laptop screen removal.
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