Screen problems
How to remove dust from a Toshiba Tablet PC screen
Do yo have a Toshiba Tablet PC with dust inside the screen? I know, it’s very annoying. Here’s how you can remove dust from inside of a Toshiba Tablet PC screen. I created these instructions for a Toshiba Portege M200/M205 but they should work for a Satellite R10/R15 and other laptops as well.
First, you’ll have […]
How to replace broken screen on Satellite M40X laptop
This guide will give you an idea how to replace a broken screen on a Toshiba Satellite M40X laptop. The screen replacement procedure will not take more then 20 minutes, it’s pretty easy. All you have to do is remove the bezel, disconnect the cable with inverter and remove a few screws.
I found that […]
Screen on HP Pavilion zv5000 went dark. Replacing inverter board.
If the screen on your HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop suddenly went dark, most likely this problem is related to the inverter board. This guide explains how to get inside the display panel and and replace the failed inverter board with a new one. You will not find these instructions in the official service manual.
The screen […]
How to replace CCFL tube (backlight lamp) in Sony laptop LCD screen
This guide published by www.laptopsockets.co.uk explains how you can replaced the CCFL tube a.k.a. backlight lamp inside the LCD screen removed from a Sony laptop.
WARNING! This guide is only for experienced technicians. The CCFL tube is located INSIDE the LCD screen. In order to replace the CCFL tube you’ll have to remove and disassemble the […]
Taking apart display panel and replacing inverter on Dell Inspiron 8500 and 8600 series laptops
Do you want to know how to take apart the display panel and replace the inverter board on a Dell Inspiron 8500/8600 series laptops? Check out these instructions created by Krazykwok (1.34MB pdf file).
This is not hard to do at all, $40 and 20 mins of work might save you quite a lot of money. […]
How to test laptop screen inverter with a multimeter
Is it possible to test laptop screen inverters with a regular multimeter? I was asking myself exactly the same question many times before until I found this article published by Morris Rosenthal. Apparently, you can test inverters with a multimeter but you have to have the right one, with frequency rated at least 50KHz.
my $20 […]
IBM ThinkPad screen went blank
Your IBM ThinkPad laptop screen (or any other laptop) went blank? Check out this article.
I could get the screen to come back on momentarily by toggling Fn-F7 a few times, but after about 10 seconds it went blank again. After rebooting, same thing — 10 seconds and blank.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed that I could […]
Removing dust or dirt from inside of laptop screen
Some people asked me if there is an easy way to remove dust or dirt from inside of the laptop screen. Nope, there is no easy way. You’ll have to remove the screen from the laptop and then take the whole thing apart. This guide is only for people with experience.
Here are a few tips […]