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DIY - Replace Broken Laptop LCD

Step 5Remove LCD

Remove LCD
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Now, locate the screws along the sides of the LCD. There will be four to six of them and only on the sides. There's usually a nice notch in the casing allowing easy access to those screws. Hmm... It's like they're meant to be replaced! :)

Remove connectors as you can access them. In this case, the display connector is under the metal tape on the back shield. There's also the inverter wire for the backlight in the lower left corner. Use a tiny screwdriver or tweezers to get these connectors free.

There may also be some additional tape under the shield. Just note where it is before you remove it so you can put it back on the new LCD.
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Feb 6, 2009. 12:55 PMkatma136 says:
absolutely awesome! a note i would like to add - sometimes when you buy a screen they send you an extra backlight inverter. i just kept the old one and will try to sell the extra one on ebay or something :) thank you!
Jan 24, 2007. 9:26 PMcablemonkey says:
Hah! I love that the inverter plug is labelled NFG.

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