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In this post I explain how to remove screen inverter and replace LCD screen in a Compaq Presario m2000 laptop. It’s way easier to disassemble the laptop display panel when the display panel is separated from the laptop. You’ll find instructions for removing the display panel in my previous guide for Compaq Presario m2000 laptops, just follow steps 1,2,3,9,10. This guide might work for some other Compaq Presario laptops. If it works for you, please mention the laptop model in the comments below.
It is possible to remove the inverter and LCD screen while the display is still attached to the laptop but it will be harder to remove the screen bezel.
If the backlight in your laptop stopped working and the image on the screen is so dim that you can barely see it under bright light, most likely you have a failed inverter board. There is a good chance to fix the problem if you replace the inverter board.
If you replace the inverter board but the image is still dim, most likely there is a problem with the backlight lamp inside the LCD screen. If that’s the case, try replacing the LCD screen.
Before you start make sure the laptop is turned off and the battery is removed.
STEP 1.
There are six screws securing the screen bezel to the display cover. These screws are hidden under six rubber seals. You’ll have to remove these seals first.
Remove screw seals with a sharp object. These seals have a sticky bottom. You can glue them somewhere on the bezel so they don’t get lost.
STEP 2.
Insert your fingers between the LCD screen and bezel and start separating bezel from the cover.
Continue separating the screen bezel.
It might take some time to release the bezel from hinge covers. It will be even harder if the display is still attached to the laptop.
Finally, the screen bezel has been removed.
STEP 3.
The screen inverter is mounted below the LCD screen. There are no screws securing the inverter.
Remove the ivnerter board from the display assembly and disconnect cables on both ends of the inverter.
Now you can replace the inverter board with a new one if needed.
Need a new inverter board? Find it here.
STEP 4.
Let’s proceed to the LCD screen removal.
There are two screws securing the LCD screen to the mounting brackets. Remove two screws from each side.
Separate the LCD screen from the display cover.
Now you can access the back side of the LCD screen and disconnect the video cable.
Remove sticky tape securing the connection and uplug the video cable from the LCD screen connector.
Now you can remove the LCD screen and replace it with a new one if needed.
The best way to find a new replacement screen is searching by the LCD part number. In my laptop the part number is LP150X08 (A5)(N1).
You can find a new screen for you Compaq Presario m2000 laptop here for less than $100.
May 10th, 2013 at 2:26 pm
If the screen costs $100 and the inverter board must cost something, then I am thinking of leaving off the monitor since the laptop has now been replaced with a netbook which takes up less space and doesn’t weight so much. I am thinking of just using the keyboard to bring in internet to my tv monitor. Is there anything else I need to know just to leave off the monitor. I might rehing the housing of the monitor just for a dust cover but I was thinking of leaving it off all together. Someone mentioned that the wifi receiver might be on the monitor side of the computer. Any ideas?
I liked you explanation for everything on this page and found it most helpful.
January 1st, 2013 at 8:53 pm
ok nice but how to get cable out of HINGE? dont show that? my screen works fine until you open it past 30-40 degrees used to be 60 then 50 etc. what happens is it fades to all pink and weak pic but all there. thanks.
December 29th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Great article, exactly the information I required. Many thanks.
January 14th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Great site so much to learn that let solve the problem or not but well you dont go away with nothing
hails from argentina and again thanks the page is amazing.
October 7th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Hi I have hp dv4t, my screen has parallel flickering lines. When I press on bottom of the screen, I get good picture (no flickering). Do you think this is cable problem or lcd screen problem.
August 15th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
my compaq prestario m2000 says it failed media test and to check cord. what do i do?
August 2nd, 2011 at 5:46 am
Laptop Tech,
I havea M2000 presario that has a problem with the screen being completely gray when you boot it up. after doing some research I felt that it was the inverter. So I just replaced the inverter with a new exact model inverter and the same happens as before. The external video continues to work, and everything lse boots, but the screen stays the same gray. Help! I dont know what else I could do!
May 28th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
@ nimesh,
First, you have to test your laptop with an external monitor. If you have same problem on the external monitor (many colored lines), this is graphics card failure. If that’s the case, your laptop not worth fixing because the whole motherboard has to be replaced.
If the problem appears ONLY on the laptop screen and external image shows up correctly, this could be one of the following:
1. Bad connection between the video cable and motherboard or LCD screen. Try reseating the video cable on both ends.
2. Bad video cable. Try replacing the cable.
3. Bad LCD screen. Try replacing the screen.
I cannot tell which one is causing the problem without testing the laptop.
May 28th, 2011 at 6:34 am
dear technician,
i have presario m2000 compaq it has problem to the lcd have a many colored lining but not a broken so how can i try to remove that line please guide……me i m not try to replace or open lcd
February 13th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
hp dv4t-1200. lcd screen is very dim, external vga works. i did the following
1. replaced new inverter – still failed
2. tested lcd screen with another laptop – lcd screen backlight is okay.
3. the lid switch connector seems to works ok – system able to go to sleep mode…
4. disconnected lid switch connector – no change
5. not sure what to do next. thanks for help.