Use this guide to replace a broken display.
Tools used in this guide
- Phillips #00 Screwdriver
- Spudger
- T6 Torx Screwdriver
Parts relevant to this guide
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Use this guide to replace a broken display.
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To replace bad lcd hinges is quite simple and what you need to do is just to make sure you disassemble it correctly.
First, remove battery and power supply from the laptop. Continue reading »

A laptop LCD cable also known as video cable, display cable or screen cable. This cable transfers data signal from the motherboard and video card to the LCD screen. Also, most video cables supply high voltage DC power to the screen inverter.
On the picture you can see a typical laptop video cable. The cable has three ends with three connectors. One end plugs into the connector on the back of the LCD screen, the second end plugs into the inverter board, the third end plugs into the connector on the motherboard or video card.

A backlight lamp (also know as backlight bulb, screen backlight, CCFL tube or bulb) is the main and only source of light in a laptop LCD screen. A typical laptop LCD screen has only one backlight lamp installed. The backlight lamp mounts inside the laptop screen in the lower part of the screen as it outlined on the picture above.

Laptop inverter boards (also know as LCD inverter, FL inverter, screen inverter, backlight inverter) come in different shapes and sizes. On the picture above you see some typical looking inverter boards found in laptop computers.
The inverter board works as a power supply for the backlight lamp mounted inside the LCD screen. The inverter board converts low voltage DC power (few volts) supplied by the motherboard to high voltage AC power (few hundred volts) needed for the backlight lamp.

A laptop screen also known as LCD screen displays an image generated by the laptop video card. The LCD screen receives data signal from the video card through the LCD cable.
Laptop screens come in many different sizes and resolutions. In order to find the LCD screen size (in inches), you’ll have to measure the screen between the two diagonal corners.
How can I replace a damaged laptop screen myself? If you are asking yourself the same question then you should read through this tutorial witch explains how you can remove and replace cracked, damaged or broken LCD screen on a laptop computer at home, without taking it to an expensive repair shop.

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