Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
- LCD 7 steps
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Introduction
Cracked or glitching screens are common for all laptops. This guide will show you how to remove and replace a defective LCD.
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Open the laptop.
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With your the plastic spudger or your fingers, gently peel off the two thin adhesive layers at left and right bottom edges of the screen.
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Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #0 screws located underneath the adhesive layers that were removed in the previous step
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Gently pry up the plastic bezel with the small, narrow end of the metal spudger.
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Insert the long, flat end of the metal spudger into the gap.
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Slide the metal spudger along the edge to disconnect the bezel from the laptop
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Tilt the laptop screen as far back as possible
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Hold the bezel with both hands and twist up and towards you to disconnect the bottom edge of the bezel from the laptop.
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Remove the four silver 4 mm Phillips #0 screws at the bottom of the LCD.
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Remove the four black 3 mm Phillips #00 screws along the perimeter of the LCD.
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Lift the LCD off its mount and gently lay it facedown on the keyboard.
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Peel off the clear sticker covering the display cable at the base of the LCD.
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Gently pull the display cable from the connector.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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