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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 3rd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I have a DV6000. The screen was working great and then I walked away and came back 5 min later and the colors are now all distorted. With some pages I can’t read the words. I have ordered a new LCD from ebay and want to know if I need to order a new screen inverter also? How can I check to see if mine is ok? Could it be just the screen inverter is messed up? I have also tried touching the screen and it makes no changes. I adjusted all the setting with my video card and nothing. Like everyone else I also have been screwed out of my warranty by HP and I have to do this myself.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:45 am
# Laptop Tech Says:
January 28th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Andre,
On investigating one of the connecting wires going to the inverter (THE ONE ON THE LEFT) seems to have a sort. Each time I touch or move it around the light flickers. I was wondering if there is a way to fix or replace the wire?
Isn’t this wire a part of the LCD cable/harness? I guess you can replace the whole LCD cable.
yes it is the LCD cable. Do you know the Model number for it, and do you know how I would get to the the other end. I already know how to get the the LCD screen thanks to your guide
January 28th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Vinod,
I’ve been fixing laptops for over 4 years but I don’t remember a problem like that. If it would be a single vertical line, I would say it’s 99% LCD problem. But I’m not sure about the horizontal line. Have you tested the laptop with an external monitor yet? Can you see the same single horizontal line running accross the taskbar?
That would be the first thing to try.
If you see the same line on both screens, it’s not LCD. Most likely it’s a software related problem.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Hello,
I hv a 2 yr old HP Pavilion dv6226 TX with Windows Vista home premium. Since past couple of months I have noticed on the LCD screen a single end-to-end horizontal line, cutting across the Start button and Task bar. I reinstalled the display drivers, but no luck, line still remains. Havent contacted HP support yet. Though rest of display seems to be working fine, Im worried that more such lines may start showing up after some time and totally mess up the display screen. Would really appreciate your input/advice.
Thanks in advance!
January 28th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Andre,
Isn’t this wire a part of the LCD cable/harness? I guess you can replace the whole LCD cable.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Hi I have a Hp DV6700z. the backlight on mine goes on and off sometimes, example if i open the lid all the way back it goes out, or if it gets a sudden shake. I followed your guide and open it up. On investigating one of the connecting wires going to the inverter (THE ONE ON THE LEFT) seems to have a sort. Each time I touch or move it around the light flickers. I was wondering if there is a way to fix or replace the wire? Any help would be great
January 26th, 2009 at 2:57 am
There’s a docking connector on the left-center of the zd7260 to which an all-in-one cable can be connected, the XC1000. It was reported that if one had a DC-IN jack problem, this cable – because it supplied power – could be a work around. Alas, it wasn’t a cure for my problem.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
RedLion,
Sounds like you have a problem with the LCD screen and it has to be replaced.
In most cases you cannot tell if laptop parts work properly simply looking at them.
This could be related to the DC-IN power jack. I believe in this laptop the jack is soldered on the motherboard. It’s necessary to disassemble the laptop and take a closer look at the jack. If it’s loose or broken, it has to be resoldered or replaced with a new one.
To be honest, I have no idea what you are talking about.
January 24th, 2009 at 7:56 am
I have a dv6000 – purchased 9/29/06 & out of warranty – which has a problem similar to the very first photo on this page, however the top 1/3 (sometimes the top 2/3rds) always works just fine. When I press on the LCD bezel where the inverter is mounted the display usually comes back to life. I’ve removed the inverter and LCD to determine if there’s a short in either the wiring or on the circuit board, but I didn’t see anything obvious.
I also have an HP zd7260 that usually shuts down immediately after power up and it won’t recharge the battery, powered on or not. I purchased an all-in-one cable (XC1000) which attaches to the the display port and supposedly bypasses the often mentioned power port problem, but this didn’t help.
Man, oh, man. No more HP anything for me!
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Shock,
The best way to search for a new spare part for your laptop is using the manufacturer’s part number. In your case (HP laptop) you should have a SPS number on the inverter. Find this part number on the inverter and Google it.