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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.
If your laptop has no video at all, it could be the video chip failure. Take a look at this video tutorial explaining how to fix failed video chip.
February 7th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
@ Nikki,
When a laptop backlight stops working most likely it’s related to the inverter or backlight lamp.
If your backlight stopped working right after you dropped the laptop, most likely you damaged the backlight lamp. If that’s the case, you’ll have to replace the screen.
Before replacing the screen you can try reseating the video cable. Maybe it’s just loose connection.
February 6th, 2013 at 9:17 am
Hi,
A couple of the screws from the hinges popped out when my laptop was dropped, and after putting it all together, and readjusting some pieces, it turns on again. But the display is very dim, and you can only see it if you hold it at certain angles, but it works fine when attached to an external monitor. I’m not sure what to do next.
Thanks,
February 5th, 2013 at 9:37 am
@ laptop tech
(I think so. There are many LCD screens for HP Pavilion dv6500 laptop here. Some of them listed as screens for HP dv6000/dv6500 laptop.
I assume your screen will work fine.)
Thanks for ur fast answer and thanks for a great guide. I can confirm that the dv6000 screen worked in my dv6500 laptop.
February 4th, 2013 at 10:35 am
@ Torben,
I think so. There are many LCD screens for HP Pavilion dv6500 laptop here. Some of them listed as screens for HP dv6000/dv6500 laptop.
I assume your screen will work fine.
February 4th, 2013 at 8:55 am
Hi
i have a dv6500 and I cracked my screen and have been looking for a new one.
Only thing i can find 2nd hand atm is a lcd screen from a dv6000. would this work with my computer?
cheers
Torben
December 19th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Maybe I got an answer for my question: DV6 1222sl uses a LED display, so no inverter is needed. What is funny is that HP service manual for my model shows how to unplug and change an inverter and it even gives its part number: 488317-001, but there is no inverter inside that laptop.
Anyway, the blank screen (very lightly lit, the graphic can barely be seen) is still there. Any suggestions about how to find what is the problem and how to fix it?
Thank again
November 27th, 2012 at 3:48 am
hello again, thx for answer about lcd cable. I have DV6000 and I have back light, I removed and put inverter back it is giving backlight properly. I can get normal view without problems from external tv/monitor. But my lcd is all black with backlight on. I am thinkinging lcd or lcd cable but which one. How can I figure it out?
November 26th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
@ Cem Ceminay,
I don’t think you can. It has too many cables and connectors are too small.
Why wouldn’t they? If it’s sold by a reputable seller it should be OK. Some video cables are very cheap.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
hey,
Can we check LCD cable with a multimeter too see it is intact? Also there are 4-5 US$ cables on ebay, You think they work?
Thanks.
November 19th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Hi,
I have HP DV6700. When i power on the laptop nothing works. there is no fan running or the hard disk. The only things that light up are the small light on the power button and the mute/unmute button…nothing else works…can you please tell what could be the problem?