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In this guide I will remove a broken LCD screen from a Gateway MT6704 (Model MA7) laptop and replace it with a new screen. As I mentioned in my previous article, where I was replacing the laptop keyboard, this guide will work for many other Gateway laptops in MT6700 line.
Before you start, turn off the laptop, unplug the power adapter and remove the battery.
You’ll find six rubber screw seals on the display bezel. Remove all seals with a sharp object (picture above) and also remove all six screws found under the seals.
Start separating the display bezel from the screen cover with your fingers. A piece of soft plastic (I’m using a guitar pick) will help you to separate two parts without breaking the bezel.
Continue removing the bezel on the top of the display assembly.
The display bezel has been removed.
As you see on the picture below, a part of the screen inverter is covered by the LCD support bracket. If you are removing the LCD screen or inverter, you’ll have to remove the support bracket first.
Remove two screws securing the support bracket and after that remove the bracket.
Now you can access the inverter board which is glued to the screen cover. Be very careful while separating the inverter board from the cover, do not break it.
I will not be removing the inverter in this guide, it’s not necessary for replacing the screen. But I have to unplug one cable on the right side of the inverter. This cable is permanently attached to the LCD screen, actually it’s attached to the backlight lamp inside the screen.
Carefully separate the screen from the cover and place it face down on the keyboard.
The laptop screen is connected to the motherboard by the video cable. The video cable has to be unplugged from the screen before you can remove it.
The video cable connector is secured by a clear (sticky) tape. Remove the tape and unplug the video cable from the LCD screen.
Now you can remove the screen. As you see, the mounting brackets are still attached to both sides of the screen.
Remove two screws securing the mounting bracket to the screen.
Remove brackets from both sides of the screen.
I found a sticker on the back side of the screen. Apparently, the number above the barcode is the part number used by Gateway. I was able to find a new screen using this part number.
The broken LCD screen has been removed and I’m ready to install a new one. Are you looking for a new screen for your Gateway MT6700 laptop? Try here.
For complete laptop disassembly instructions please take a look at this guide. It’s a different Gateway model but the body is very similar.
September 1st, 2011 at 12:19 am
Very helpful. Wish I had found this before I took my whole laptop apart because I ended up with a very small magnet that I don’t know where it goes to. It is about 1/4″x1/8″ and has tape wrapped around it with a piece hanging off as if to use for a handle. I kept good track of everything and put it all back together correctly except for this part I found stuck to the end of a screen bracket and it obviously didn’t belong there.
Thanks in advance for any help!
May 23rd, 2011 at 10:26 pm
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March 27th, 2011 at 5:27 am
Thanks so much for this guide. I just replaced on screen on an old Gateway MX6440 and it couldn’t have been easier with the photos in this article – Thanks Again!
December 27th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Replaced a keyboard in 1 MA7 and replaced a complete LCD on another with parts from a dead machine yesterday. Thanks for the info, it was really easy!
September 7th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Ricardo,
I don’t know all models but most likely it will works.
MT6704 and MT6730 probably engineered same way.
September 7th, 2010 at 11:02 am
I was wondering if this would also work for the MT6730 Model.
September 7th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Ricardo,
If it’s too difficult and frustrating, I think you should bring your laptop to a repair shop, pay some money and just relax.
September 7th, 2010 at 10:55 am
A guide on how to reassemble it would be useful too.. It just gets a little frustrating having to go through the steps from the ending to beginning.
April 11th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
[...] can remove and replace the LCD screen using this guide. It’s not necessary to separate the display assembly from the laptop base in order to replace [...]
March 31st, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Yordi,
There are tons of new LCD screens all over the Internet. Just search on Google or eBay.