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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 $80.
The LCD screen has been removed.
The following part numbers for HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptops could be helpful to you. I found them in the official maintenance and service guide.
15.4-inch, WXGA, SVA display panel with BrightView (Glossy) 431386-001
15.4-inch, WXGA, SVA display panel AntiGlare (Matte) 431387-001
LCD screen inverter 431391-001
UPDATE: In one of the next guides I explain how to completely disassemble HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks. It should be similar for HP Pavilion dv6000.
If your laptop has no video at all, it could be the video chip failure. Take a look at this video tutorial explaining how to fix failed video chip.
July 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Hi,
Great tutorial great site… I have a DV6000 and took the motherboard out but can’t find the replacement number on it? Every other component has it but the mobo has not got it on… Mine is a webcam type of pavilion… SN:DV6154eu
July 4th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Hi,
I’m having a somewhat similar situation as the others before. My dv6000 Hp laptop started up one day and all the pixels that were supposed to be white were showing pink. So whenever i go on the open a dialog box, the box is pink. I’ve plugged in an external monitor and it worked fine without the pink pixels. Would the LCD screen be responsible in this case also? Or is it the inverter?
July 2nd, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I just broke the screen on my laptop by pulling the back seat of my truck down on it; silly idea… HP told me they use to replace it for 700CAN$ and that it is now “only” 400$! Might as well get a new laptop for that price! Pretty glad I found this website!
Thanks!
June 29th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Thanks for the tutorial. It’s trivial to remove the bezel, once one knows where the 6 screws are hidden and has the confidence to finesse it apart without breaking anything. I just replaced my LCD inverter, and I now have a bright, good-as-new display. Thanks again!
June 24th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Secilia,
Sounds like you broke the LCD screen. If there is nothing else wrong with the laptop you should be able to fix it by replacing the screen as it mentioned in the guide.
By the way, you still should be able to use the laptop with an external monitor. You can access and save all personal data with video on the external monitor.
1. Connect an external monitor to the VGA port on the laptop.
2. Turn on the laptop.
3. If nothing appears on the external monitor use Fn + F4 key combination to switch video from internal to external mode. Press and hold down the Fn key and at the same time press F4.
4. Use external monitor the same way you use the laptop screen. Access your pics and safe them somewhere.
June 19th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Also – if i can fix it – would you be able to give me any recommendation websites for the right part and all parts id need to fix it….or even someone or a place that can do it for me in southern california.
thanks
i hope switching the lcd screen can be fixed thanks
cecilia
June 19th, 2009 at 11:20 am
hi
i really hope you guys can help – apparently a little fan fell off my desk and onto my laptop which was on the floor in my room. theres a slight dent on the top, and when i turned on the computer it lights up but it lights up SHATTERED….i called the geek squad (i bought the laptop at bestbuy). they said i can transfer the data…..but can i save the computer itself by switching the lcd screen??????
please someone help – all my pix of my baby nephew who passed away are on it and i want those :*(
cecilia
June 16th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Gabriel,
Sounds like a bad LCD screen.
June 16th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Excellent tutorial. I have a dv6734nr with a pink, one-pixel wide vertical line about one inch from the left side. The line does not show up on an external monitor. Is this the inverter? Or is it a bad LCD?
Thanks in advance.
June 12th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I just changed my laptop screen and this page helped SO much. It took maybe an hour and I’m so relieved. Thank you!!