HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement

Introduction

If the screen of your laptop is black when powered on, or cracked, it should be replaced. With the purchase of a new screen, follow these steps to replace it completely.

What you need

Step 1 Screen Assembly

HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement, Screen Assembly: step 1, image 1 of 2

HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement, Screen Assembly: step 1, image 2 of 2

Open your laptop. Beneath the screen, there is a large plastic piece that contains slots for a speaker, the power button, and numerous indicator lights.
To remove this, pry it open with a spudger tool gently. It should pop out of place.

Edit

Step 2

Gently use a spudger tool or your fingers to disconnect the LCD cable from the screen.
This is one of three connectors that needs to be undone to disconnect the screen from the laptop.

Edit

Step 3

HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement: step 3, image 3 of 3

Remove the 1 cm screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver to allow the screen and top of the laptop to be separated from the keyboard and bottom.
Lift the entire top away from the bottom, and set bottom half of the laptop aside.

Edit

Step 4

HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement: step 4, image 3 of 3

Remove the 6 rubber screw caps with a metal spudger.
After removing the 6 rubber screw caps, use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the six 6mm screws.

Edit

Step 5

To separate the plastic cover, use a plastic opening tool to undo each plastic connecting clip between the two.
You can find the plastic connecting clips by sliding the plastic opening tool along the seam between the two plastic covers.
Remove the top plastic cover once all connections have been released.

Edit

Step 6

HP Pavilion N3350 Screen Assembly Replacement: step 6, image 3 of 3

Disconnect the connectors using a plastic opening tool.
Once these two connectors are released, the screen should be electronically freed from the rest of the laptop.

Edit