HomeHow 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.
Pictures show an example of the process of removing a laptop LCD Screen display. The approach is approximately the same with most notebook brands and models…We do not recommend removing the laptop LCD without technical experience. We would like to point out that you could lose your laptop’s manufacturer’s warranty if you remove the LCD.
You can use this LCD screen removal tutorial for any brand-name laptop such as Acer, Asus, Gateway, Dell, HP, Compaq, Toshiba, Sony and other less known brands. The disassembly steps will be very similar for most models.
Now, when you know how to remove and replace the screen, there is another question. How and where I can find a new replacement screen?
There are two reliable ways to search for the replacement screen:
1. Search by the manufacturer’s part number. Some manufacturers place a sticker with the part number on the back of the LCD screen. Most likely you’ll find a lot of different numbers on the screen. If you are not sure witch one is the manufacturer’s part number, just google it and see if your search returns any relevant results.
2. Search by the screen model number. You can find this number on the back of the LCD screen.
As an example, take a look at the LCD screen removed from a Toshiba laptop. You’ll see what numbers I’m talking about. K000044040 is Toshiba’s part number and LQ154K1LB1B is the screen model number.
There could be more then one LCD screen compatible with your laptop. Before you make a purchase, I would recommend contacting the seller and confirm that you are buying the right screen or ask if they can find a cheaper replacement.
May 29th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hi,
I also have one more concern. The broken laptop screen was actually hit from behind, i.e. not on the surface on which we see picture, the other side. Is there anything called backlight behind the screen, which might also have been damaged? I can see some flickers at the top left corner of the screen.
Thanks in advance.
May 29th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hi,
I asked a local technician and he has said that he can fix the thing in about $230. Shall I go for it or order the screen and try to get it done at home? Looking at the delay in getting the screen at home and risk of doing it on my own, what do you think? I have no previous experience of doing such things with laptops.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Bryan,
In this guide I’m replacing a broken LCD screen in a Gateway laptop. Take a look at the guide and you’ll get the idea how to do it.
Sounds like that. I would suggest removing the broken screen and looking for the screen part number. After that you can search for the replacement using the part number. Again, read through the guide I linked at the beginning of my comment.
May 28th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Hi,
Somehow I broke my friend’s laptop screen and now I have to either repair the damage or give him my brand new laptop. Please find the snapshot on the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bhushansc007/Laptop#
In the previous posts, as you have said to Ryan that the screen is broken and ‘whole LCD screen needs to be changed’, what do you mean by ‘whole LCD screen’? how much does it cost?
Also, if you look at the 4th and the 5th picture in the link, we can see the icon on the desktop clearly along with the mouse pointer. Taking into consideration all this, how much will it cost me to get all fixed?
I have also seen a ‘Laptop Screen’ for $72 on a website with the same specifications as those of this Gateway Laptop (15.4″ 1280×800 WXGA). Do you think is that what I need?
Thanks a lot in advance.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:21 am
hi
my Laptop screen dv 5000 hp has being giving me a different colour should i changed d screen or can u tell a page to check on how to resolve this.Thanks
May 8th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Hi!
My Sony Vaio’s VGN-FZ21s chip failed (as I learned a lot of models are faulty, but my guarantee is over) and the laptop itself is basically useless now. I found your tutorial on taking apart Sony very helpful. I thought if I clean it it will work, but it’s a chip.
Anyway, I have HP Pavilion dv5020us – my first laptop. Works fine, but the screen is cracked. You can’t see a thing. That is why I bought Sony. Now I’m thinking about selling Sony for parts and if enough money is gathered buying a new LCD for HP (they cost around 150$ – that’s reasonable). But it would be ideal to use good Sony LCD to fit in HP. I browsed and googled the net to find is this LCD compatible, but there is absolutely no info about that. I read that fitting the wrong display can permanently damage it. This I do not want.
Sony has 15.4″ WXGA (1280×800) X-black LCD with double lamp while HP had 15.4″ WXGA (1280×800) display.
Can you by any chance help me or maybe you know any useful pages I can check? Thank you.
May 5th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Ryan,
Not really. It depends on the part you want to buy.
1. Find the part number.
2. Google the part number.
3. Buy it from a good establishes store (with phone and address).
Again, it depends on the part you are replacing and how much it is.
May 4th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Can you recommend best place to buy repl part? Is it worth fixing given age of laptop? I appreciate your help so much. Will make donation to site.
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Ryan,
Your LCD screen is definitely cracked and has to be replaced. This damage cannot be repaired, it’s necessary to replace the whole LCD screen.
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Picture of the screen.
OK I hope this works. I took photos of screen. across top you see whatever IE shows; as I said before I am able to connect to external monitor and see what’s NOT appearing on screen where the big black smear emanating from the collision point. wHAT do you think? My hesitation is the local computer fixers take forever, and this isn’t something I can part with for weeks.
Thanks so much.