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In this guide I will remove the LCD screen and FL inverter board from an Acer Aspire 3620. The guide will work for other Acer Aspire models. If it works for your, please mention the model number in the comments below.
You’ll find my first disassembly guide for the same Acer Aspire 3620 in the previous post where I explained how to remove the motherboard and clean the cooling module.
Let’s start taking it apart.
Step 1.
You’ll find four rubber plugs in four corners of the LCD screen bezel. Remove these plugs with a sharp object and glue them somewhere on the bezel so they don’t get lost. Remove four screws hidden under the rubber plugs.
Step 2.
Start separating the screen bezel with your fingers. I found it’s easier to separate the bezel if you start from the top.
Continue separating the bezel. Be careful with the display latch, it has to stay attached to the screen cover.
Finally, remove the LCD screen bezel.
Step 3.
You’ll find the screen inverter board also known as FL inverter mounted below the LCD screen. Remove two screws securing the inverter board.
Step 4.
In order to remove the inverter board, you’ll have to unplug two cables.
The black cable on the left side is connected to the motherboard. It supplyis power to the inverter board from the motherboard.
The cable one the righ side is connected to the backlight lamp inside the LCD screen.
Now you can replace the inverter board with a new one if needed.
I’m not going to remove the LCD screen because I’m taking it apart just for this guide.
Step 5.
Remove two screws securing the LCD screen brackets to the hinges.
Now you can separate the LCD screen assembly from the cover and access the back side of the screen.
In order to remove the LCD screen assembly you’ll have to unplug the video cable first.
After the video cable is unplugged, you can remove the LCD screen assembly (screen and mounting brackets).
If you are replacing the screen with a new one, you’ll have to transfer mounting brackets to the new screen. You can find a new screen for your Acer Asprie 3620 (and any other Acer laptop) here.
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January 26th, 2010 at 10:20 am
i used this guide for the aspire 4330 and it worked fine.
January 9th, 2010 at 9:56 am
I left this message a while ago but I never got the screen I ordered. My question is, If I have a EMD620-5748 can I purchase a screen said to fit a EMD620-5777???? They are the same size (14.1″) but I was curious if they have to be EXACTLY for this computer? Thanks.
BiG D Says:
July 18th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Hi, I have an eMachines d620 laptop and the screen was cracked so I took it apart according to your pictures and instructions. It looks basically the same inside. Anyway, I took it apart as a practice to make sure I could do it. I am still waiting on a screen. But when I put it back together with the cracked screen, all I get is a black screen. It doesn’t seem to be powering on. I put everything back together and it wasn’t working so I took it apart and checked to make sure everything was connected properly. It seemed to be, but still no power. Can you help? Thanks.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
hey.
i have an aspire 3620 and need to get replacement keyboard and lcd rear case i know how to replace the keyboard but not sure on rear case can i replace it easy by just a few srews or is it a bigger job. its just cracked at the hinges.
thanx
November 30th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Still haven’t seen how to remove the bezel on an Acer 6920. I have a screen but can’t get the bezel off. Some posts mentioned removing the on/off bezel but didn’t say how to do that either. Any help is greatly appreciated!
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Josh,
Is it for an Acer Aspire 3620? Yes, you can.
Aspire 3620 laptop can take 2GB memory total. You can install up to 1GB memory module into each slot. You can use different size modules, for example 512MB in one slot and 1GB in the second slot.
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 pm
thanks for all your help. it worked great.
i do want to ask tho . he had 1gb memory.
i have 2 ,,512mb,,,can i take out 1 ,,512,,and switch it with 1gb ?
October 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
HEY ,
THE REASON FOR JUST NOT BUYING A NEW SCREEN IS
IT COST 71 BUCKS PLUS SHIPPING CHEAPEST ON E BAY
AND MY LIMIT WAS 50 BUCKS TO START BUT HE WANTED 50 AND 9 FOR SHIPPING
SO 60 BUCKS STILL CHEAPER AND I GET THE LAPTOP EVERYTHING IN IT BUT THE HARD DRIVE.
I HOPE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.THERE IS A 3 DAY MONEY BACK GUA.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE IF I COULD I M YOU OR CALL YOU ONCE IT GETS HERE.
IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS.
WITCH IS NOT BAD IF EVERYTHING WORKS IN IT . AND I COULD USE THE MEMORY IN IT
TO ADD TO MY COMPUTER. I THINK THAT I COULD DO THAT.?
I DON’T KNOW HOW . BUT MY COMPUTER COULD DIFF USE MORE MEMORY.
DO YOU HAVE A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO PUTTING ONE MEMORY STICK,INTO ANOTHER SAME PC?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
IT REALLY HELPS ME OUT AND IM LEARNING I AM PURSING A CAREER IN COMP TECH
ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU.
October 28th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Josh,
Be careful, the screen could be in bad condition or not working at all.
Why wouldn’t you buy a brand new LCD screen with warranty? They are pretty cheap on eBay. Is there any reason to buy another used Acer 3050?
What if it’s scratched, has dead pixels, crappy image. Are you ready for that?
October 28th, 2009 at 11:05 am
HEY ,Thanks
OK i know how TO REPLACE IT NOW.
just one more question
A GUY ON EBAY IS SELLING A ACER ASPIRE 3050 JUST LIKE MINE HE SAYS THAT HIS SCREEN GIVES NO IMAGE
SO HE JUST TOOK HIS HARD DRIVE OUT AND IS SELLING IT.
DO YOU THINK THAT THE SCREEN IS NO GOOD IN IT?
OR SHOULD I BUY IT AND SWAP THEM OUT MINE IS GREAT AS FAR AS THE INVERTER
AND BACK LIGHT
ITS JUST CRACKED .
DO YOU THINK HIS SCREEN WOULD WORK OR SHOULD I SAVE MY 60 BUCKS.
HE’S WANTING ME TO BUY IT NOW.
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO?
October 28th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Josh,
You need a small philips screwdriver.
It depends.
If you want to replace just the LCD screen, you’ll have to disassembly both display panels and remove screens.
If you transferring the entire display panel (LCD, cable, inverter, plastic covers…) it’s not necessary to take apart the display panel.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Hey,
i have an acer aspire 3050 . My Screen Cracked and I got the same computer from a guy on e bay .
so i could replace it . but i was wondering what tools i need.
is it easy to replace ? just UNSCREW and screw back ?. or is there more than that. ?
if you could e mail me at soliderjay @ yahoo.com