HomeIn this tutorial I’ll explain how to remove LCD screen and replace inverter board in an Acer Aspire 5100 laptop. This tutorial will work for many other Acer laptops with the same body.
In my previous article I was taking an Acer Aspire 5100 apart.
OK, let’s get inside the display assembly.
First of all, turn off the laptop, unplug AC adapter and remove the battery.
The screen bezel has four screws hidden under for seals. Two rubber seals on the top of the bezel and two plastic seals on the bottom.
You can remove all four screw seals with a sharp object as it shown on the picture below. Glue removed seals somewhere on the bezel so they don’t get lost.
Remove four screws found under seals.
Start remove the screen bezel with your fingers. Proceed slowly while removing the bezel.
Continue removing the screen bezel.
The bezel has been removed.
The inverter board is mounted below the LCD screen. If you are replacing the inverter board, you’ll have to separate the top cover from the LCD screen first.
Remove four screws. Two of them securing display hinges and other two securing the inverter board.
Carefully separate the display cover from the screen and access the LCD cable connector.
You’ll have to unplug the LCD cable from the screen.
First, unglue the clear sticky tape securing the connection.
Second, unplug the LCD cable from the connector on the screen.
Now you can access the inverter board witch is still connected to the laptop by cables on both sides.
Carefully unplug cables from both sides of the inverter board.
Remove the screen inverter board and replace it with a new inverter.
Here’s how you can remove the LCD screen.
Simply remove four screws securing the LCD screen to the display hinge. Remove four more screws from the other side of the screen.
Now you can remove and replace the LCD screen with a new LCD screen.
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September 1st, 2010 at 10:25 am
Hi
I have an Acer Aspire 5100. Last time I open it up the screen did like a flash from bottom right corner then become dark (with some outside light or a flashlight we can see a bit but hard to work like that ) so I connect the laptop on an external monitor and it work great . so wondering what’s the problem do I have to replace the inverter board , the screen ? how do I know which part I need to replace?
help me please
thanks for the anwser
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:05 am
Laptop Tech,
I’m happy to inform you that the bug somehow found it’s way out again.
I opened the brezel of my acer aspire (the one you showed a picture of) and there was indeed a very thin plastic plate between the brezel and the actual LCD screen.
Thanks for the reply!
August 22nd, 2010 at 8:41 pm
can the whole screen be replaced on a acer aspire 5570z with the screen from a acer aspire 3680?
August 14th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Koen,
I’m not familiar with Aspire 9423WSMi and don’t know if it has a cover for the LCD screen. If the bug got INSIDE the screen itself, there is not much you can do except replacing the screen.
To make you feel better, the bug doesn’t enjoy being inside the screen either.
I found this picture for Acer Aspire 9423WSMi.
Does it look like your laptop?
Steps for removing the front bezel should be very similar to the model mentioned in this guide, but… instead of four screw plugs you’ll have to remove eight.
August 10th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Hi,
We kinda had a summer with tons of bugs flying about where I live and somehow a small one is now happily running around INSIDE my screen. I do not know how but it’s there and I want it gone.
My guess is that it’s running between a plastic plate and the actual Crystalbright LCD screen.
My guarantee just expired and I’m not fond to pay a lot to simply remove a bug from inside my screen. So I had the thought to do it myself!
I’ll use this guide to remove the brezel and see myself but are there any tips you could give for an Acer Aspire 9423WSMi since I really don’t want to eff up and have to turn it in >.<
Thanks in advance
~Koen lammertyn~