Laptop Screen Replacement

As precious a laptop is, its screen is even more fragile than the built. A little carelessness in you handling your laptop could hit you with a blow of expenses until recovery. Flimsy actions like clumsiness, tripping over a step, or liquid spilling on the screen, etc., whilst you have your laptop around at hand could totally wreck its screen and damage many other facets too. Once the laptop's screen is damaged, crushed or completely broken, you have no other option but to repair it or replace the laptop screen with a new one. So, to figure out the exact trouble with the issue of LCD screen damage, this aspect is kind of intricate. The reason being is, there is a possibility of several problems which first needs to be diagnosed and then some sort of radical solution needs to be drawn out of it. Therefore, let's take a short look at the symptoms and possible problems so that we can carry a successful screen repair procedure with the best of your knowledge.

Possible Problems of a Dysfunctional Laptop Screen

• The screen size of the laptop will show irregularity. Either the font size will be too big, or too small, or the icons will be distorted.
• The laptop might start off very well, but once the whole system has loaded properly and it's time for the screen to show the display, the screen would appear blank.
• If it happens that the laptop loads properly and the screen shows a display too, the picture that would be seen would be all blurry, fuzzy and would show a distortion in colors as well.
• Problems like contrast, brightness and geometrical issues ask for a screen replacement.
• There can be some vertical or horizontal lines on the LCD screen, proving that the screen has some internal damage and needs a replacement process.
• One of the other problems is either the laptop screen goes black, having dark dead pixels on the screen. Or the screen has extreme bright pixel display making it impossible for a user to comfortably watch the screen.
• In case of touchscreen laptops, if a user touches the screen with his/her finger and there is no sensation, that means the screen has blown up terribly.

Out of all these possible problems, one or maximum two problems has to be the reason for your screen not showing a display. So, troubleshoot 'em well by getting a laptop LCD screen replacement done at your earliest. So what else could be the best place to start off than this Buzzle article. Even if you aren't a technical head, replacing the screen is a task which you can audition anytime to mend your own affairs.

How to Fix a Laptop Screen

It's easy to do, doesn't need any professional help and saves you a lot of time to run to service centers. So if your screen is broken or is malfunctioning, replace it accordingly. Although they are quite expensive to buy, the maximum cost tots up to 50% or slightly more than the original cost of the screen.

Instructions

1. Depending on your laptop's configuration and screen size, purchase the new screen that fits your laptop model very well.
2. Once the replacement parts are ready, shut down your laptop (if on), remove the battery and unplug it from the main supply.
3. Locate the screw covers that hold the screen to the laptop computer. They are mostly on the plastic frame. Many laptops have 4 to 6 screws on them. Remove its covers first which are usually rubber caps or plastic and then grab a small screwdriver measuring the same size of the screw head and unscrew all the screws carefully.
4. Once the screws are out of the plastic frame, the screen is easy to pull out. Do this procedure gently and carefully. If it doesn't come off easily, first check whether all the screws are unscrewed and later roll around the entire edge of the screen and loosen it easily. Then pull it out using both hands.
5. Once the bezel is detached, you will see a metal frame surrounding the screen in its interiors. Tilt the screen of the laptop a bit in the front so that you have a clear view on the metal back of the LCD screen frame.
6. Slide that screen out of its metal shell and next you will see are some wires which are actually the connections of the screen to the laptop.
7. There will be two wires: first is the ribbon (video cable) which is generally taped to keep it in its proper place. Strip the tape out and separate the ribbon from the LCD screen. And the other wire is the power cable connecting to the inverter. Leave them untouched unless you plan to replace the inverter as well.
8. Now that the old screen has been conveniently removed, it's time for replacing the old for the new. Grab the new screen, plug it up and place it in the metal shell carefully.
9. Also, before you screw the new screen back to the laptop, make sure you test for its working condition. Power up your computer whilst the new screen is attached to it. If you see the screen displaying the power, it means that the piece is working fine.
10. Alright, now you can shut down the laptop and continue to screw the screen in order to attach it to the bezel of the laptop. Cover the screw heads as they were with rubber caps or plastic.

After all the above steps are completely performed, your laptop screen certainly will not show any more problems. So, tell me, didn't you save a buck or two, by taking the initiative of doing the repair all by yourself?