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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.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 7:40 pm
“Steven,
Maybe you should install the old cracked LCD screen back into the laptop and find out if the backlight still works?
If the backlight works on the old screen but not on the new one, apparently the new screen is defective.”
I sent a message to the seller of the inverter asking if it had been tested before shipping, and got the response ”
Thank you for time.
It is our honor to serve you.
So sorry for the inconvenience.
For this problem, we can offer exchange or refund as for compensation.
But first, would you pls help me to check it ?
Would you tell me the PN number for your before inverter or the original inverter?
I will do my best to solve the issue for you asap.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Looking forward to your reply.” so I think I may end up doing an exchange and seeing if the inverter is bad. The cracked screen is at my parents’ house, and won’t be able to get it back from them at least until this next weekend, unless I somehow see them by then
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
fred,
Here are instructions for replacing the LCD screen in an HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook but I don’t think you have a problem with the screen.
First of all, try removing memory modules and installing them back in place. Try starting the laptop with only one memory module installed, maybe one of the modules is bad.
If nothing helps, probably it’s a known issue with the video chip failure. HP knows about this failure. Read the post (follow the link). Maybe you can fix it at no charge.
This post explains how to fix video failure in HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000, dv9000 notebooks. Haven’t tried it myself. Proceed at your own risk if you have nothing to lose.
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm
the procedure is the same for a hp Pavilion dv2000?.. my lab top does not want to start.. every time that I tried to turn it on, it stays there with the screen all black but the lights of the keyboard on. It seams like starting but it does not do anything. I tried to take the battery off pressing the power bottom for 15 sec. and it worked for a few time.. one time it just spot working. do you have any idea of what it can be?… thank you
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Steven,
Maybe you should install the old cracked LCD screen back into the laptop and find out if the backlight still works?
If the backlight works on the old screen but not on the new one, apparently the new screen is defective.
March 1st, 2010 at 6:02 am
Before the old screen cracked, everything worked just fine. My son (4 at the time) dropped it or knocked the laptop off the bed. That’s what caused the screen to crack.
February 27th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Steven,
Did you see backlight on the old cracked LCD screen?