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In this guide I’ll be removing and replacing the LCD screen and removing the inverter board from a HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop.
As you see on the picture above I’m fixing a HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop with a bad LCD screen. The lower part of the screen displays garbled image and the upper part works just fine. An external monitor displays image properly. So it’s bad screen and it has to be replaced.
By the way, you’ll find another disassembly guide for the same laptop in my previous post.
STEP 1.
There are six rubber screw covers on the LCD screen bezel. You’ll have to remove all covers.
You can remove covers with a sharp object.
STEP 2.
Remove six screws found under the rubber covers.
STEP 3.
Insert fingers between the screen bezel and display cover and start separating them.
Continue removing the bezel. Be careful, the bezel made of fragile plastic.
The screen bezel has been removed.
STEP 4.
Now you can get an access to the screen inverter which is mounted below the screen.
Remove one screw securing the inverter board. Disconnect cables on both sides of the inverter board.
The inverter board has been removed.
STEP 5.
Remove two screws securing each display hinge/bracket.
STEP 6.
Now you can get an access to the back side of the LCD screen. Remove clear tape covering the connector and disconnect the screen cable from the LCD screen. Simply unplug the cable from the connector.
STEP 7.
Remove two screws from each side of the screen. These screws securing the display hinges/brackets to the screen.
STEP 8.
Now you can remove the defective LCD screen and replace it with a new one. You can find a new LCD screen for HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop here for less than $80.
The LCD screen has been removed.
The following part numbers for HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptops could be helpful to you. I found them in the official maintenance and service guide.
15.4-inch, WXGA, SVA display panel with BrightView (Glossy) 431386-001
15.4-inch, WXGA, SVA display panel AntiGlare (Matte) 431387-001
LCD screen inverter 431391-001
UPDATE: In one of the next guides I explain how to completely disassemble HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks. It should be similar for HP Pavilion dv6000
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February 7th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Tikam,
I’ve never seen a problem like that before.
Do you know if the new LCD screen is the correct replacement for your broken screen?
You can try updating the laptop BIOS. Maybe the latest BIOS has some fixed for the new LCD screen.
February 4th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
I asked this somewhere else and didnt get any response. Found this tutorial and this is exactly
what I did.
I replcaed my broken LCD, but since the new screen didn’t have any inverter in it, I removed I kept my old inverter.
The problem starts here,
When I try to increase the screen brightnes using ‘fn + UpArrow’ , it increases the the brightness till 5 key strokes, but the subsequent ‘fn + UpArrow’ diminishes it again … because of this, i cant get to max brightness ever.
Is it really a inverter issue, if yes , how would I get a matching inverter now.
Thanks for ur help. I appreciate the way u are helping ppl here. keep up
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Laptop Tech
Thanks for the great instructions worked easy taking apart dv6000 lcd.. I have a problem my laptop has a webcam in it and wife slammed the laptop shut and spider webbed the lcd i believe the webcam is ok but i need to know you did give referance to lcd’s on ebay but should i be looking for the specific lcd part # ??
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:33 am
Thanks for the excellent guide. I found it well-written with a discriminating use of pictures and markups.
Saved me from a $500.+ repair bill with %&*#! HP “Service”. The figure they quoted has to be about their original cost to build the unit in the first place.
And considering this is basically a KNOWN design flaw*, the warranty should have been extended as it was with similar models.
(* The top cover (back of the LCD) of the unit flexes too much, especially when the lid is grasped from a corner instead of the center when opening/closing/adjusting. I suspect that repetition eventually leads to a cracked PCB and/or a cracked LCD matrix. A thicker plastic lid would likely fix the problem. HP should look at how IBM designed the hinge and lid for the ThinkPad line.)
Never buying anything from them again. Ever.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:12 am
i actually figured all this out before i checked this site, however, i need to get inside the screen to clean the ink, it got cracked, and i am certain it is still salvageable. do you know how to that? or do i absolutely have to replace the lcd screen?
January 27th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Derek,
The backlight lamp is mounted inside the LCD screen and very hard to replace. But if you have nothing to lose:
1. Make sure your problem is related to the backligth lamp failure: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2009/05/04/how-test-lcd-screen-inverter-in-laptop/
2. Try replacing just the backlight: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/12/09/replace-laptop-backlight-ccfl-lamp/
It’s way easier to replace the entire LCD than replacing just the backlight lamp inside the screen, but it’s up to you…
January 27th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I have replaced inverter. Something still bad. I narrowed it down to the backlight. Can you provide any help at all for fixing this? I bought one off the internet a little bit ago. I got the one complete with the harness already soldered on it. Do you know where there could be any guides or anything? I am a college student surviving on a tiny budget and the guy at the repair shop wants to stick me for every penny. I looked on both youtube and google for some time trying to find a tutorial of some sort.
January 26th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Nice and easy instructions with excellent pictures.. even my grandma can replace the LCD screen.
Great work!
January 24th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
hello,waiting for your reply regarding on my lcd problem which posted on the comment.thanks again
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
HI,I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY LCD.THERES A RED LINE SAME AS THE MARKING OF THE BALLPEN NEAR THE SIDE BAR AT THE RIGHT SIDE.HOW CAN I FIXED IT.THANKS
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
Thanks Buddy
I repaired my LCD Screen by your demostrations
And my laptop screen is now working properly
Thanks For your post
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:35 pm
No luck….
Replaced both the LCD cable and the inverter. (very easy thanks to this site btw!) But I still have the same problem. Screen comes on for anywhere from 0.5 – 3 seconds, then I hear a sizzle sound and it blacks out.
I’m not going to drop any more money/time into it. I have it working nicely upstairs hooked up to an old monitor and I’ll venture out for a netbook for the family to use downstairs in true mobile fashion.
Thanks for the help!!!!
January 21st, 2010 at 4:43 am
hi pal good step by step help guide im needing help looking for a good used or new lcd for my hp of the same model im in cape town South Africa and need one urgently can you please respond asap and if you are able to ship please let me know
January 18th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for the help!!!!!!
It’s completely black. Tried it in the dark, with a flashlight, in bright light, etc. Dark as can be.
I’ll give the cable a try. Thanks for the other link! I’ll keep you (and others) posted.
January 18th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Rob,
Take a closer look at the screen when it goes black. Is it completely blank and black, or the image is still there but it’s just very dark?
If the image is still there, it’s possible that you have a faulty backlight lamp inside the LCD screen.
The other end of the video cable can be found under the power button cover. I posted a new guide or HP Pavilion dv6000 series notebooks here:
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-hp-pavilion-dv6500-dv6600-dv6700-dv6800-notebooks/
Take a look at the step 12, that’s where the video connector located.
January 18th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Thanks for the great website!
My screen would turn on momentarily, then black out. A day before this started (2 weeks ago) my screen started to flicker. I ordered a new inverter, followed your excellent instructions, and had that replaced in no time. Thanks for the help on that! But…. it didn’t solve the problem. Same deal. I now think its the LCD cable itself with some kind of short. (I can hear a brief sizzle before the screen goes black).
I can see how to access the LCD side of that cable, but how would I get to the other end connected to the motherboard? Just as easy I hope? I haven’t ordered the part yet, but its only another $19, so worth my time to try that solution.
Thanks!
January 15th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Just to thank you for such a great piece of advice! You have saved me hundreds of dollars by being able to NOT give my DV6000 to HP for screen replacement. And it was so easy. Great stuff, only one thing I was worried about, was the little grey piece of stamped metal that looked like it was holding the Inverter, but I couldn’t fit the Inverter back into the lid, if I kept it. No matter, the laptop is as good as new, except for the ding in the lid.
Again, thank you.
January 14th, 2010 at 2:15 am
Hello, thank you so much for sharing the steps of this “surgical operation”
I didn’t know anything about what’s inside a computer so I was a little bit afraid of opening it by myself! But it went very well, and barely cost me 30$, now my screen is clear again and I won’t have to buy another laptop!
Thank you!
January 8th, 2010 at 9:59 am
babbu,
Why did you replace the screen and inverter? Was it working before?
Make sure the video cable is plugged correctly into the LCD screen. Try reconnecting the cable. It’s possible that connection is loose and the screen is not getting data signal from the motherboard.
January 8th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Hey , I replaced new LCD with new inverter , I see the computer starting and LCD glowing but I do not see any characters or words on the screen, is something I am missing .
January 7th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Laura,
I think you’ll have to check connection between the video cable and LCD screen. Maybe the video cable is not plugged correctly.
Did you get video on the broken screen (on undamaged part of the screen)? Did you get backlight on the broken screen?
Try installing the broken screen back and find out if the image and backlight are still there.
If everything works fine with the old damaged screen but there is no image and backlight on the new one, it’s possible that your new screen is bad or not compatible.