Repairing of Laptop and Notebook LCD Displays

Do you need repair instructions for your laptop's or notebook's LCD display or display hinges? Here are links to do-it-yourself guides. If you have written a free guide yourself (or if you know of a report not linked here), please submit a new entry.

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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 N.N.	(Literally) Debugging a Laptop: this guide illustrates how to take apart the display to remove a bug from behind the screen glass.
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-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.
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 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 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 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 P25	Disassembly to get the LCD screen removed.
Toshiba Satellite P205	Taking apart the laptop display panel and removing LCD screen with 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).

How to Re-Use an Old LCD Display: PC-Monitor, PictureFrame, Projector

Do you want to bring an old laptop or notebook LCD back to life?

Digital PictureFrame	Do-it-yourself instructions to make a digital picture frame.
DIY Projector	Do-it-yourself projectors (aka beamers).
PC-Monitor I	Laptop LCD Panel to PC interface project.
PC-Monitor II	Discussions Concerning the Problems Encountered with Using a Laptop LCD as a Monitor or Hooking it to your PC.
COMPAQ Presario 732US	A laptop completely stripped down and converted to a second monitor, to create more screen real estate in a small package at a low price.

How to Apply Filters for Privacy or Glaring Displays

Anti-Glare Display	Some tips to cover a so-called Anti-Glare display with a special foil to reduce reflections (in German).
ASUS Eee PC 701 4G	How to protect your laptop from prying eyes with a privacy filter made by 3M.
Samsung Q35	How to apply the Vikuiti Anti-Reflection Matt Removable - ARMR200 and privacy protection guard from 3M (in German).

HOWTOs and FAQs

• Laptop Screen FAQs
• Generic instructions about how to identify and replace a LCD screen.
• These instructions will help you remove and replace your notebook screen. They should work well with most industry laptops, but you may have to adjust these instructions to suite your specific laptop model.