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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 28th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Hello, and first of all very good guide
I have an HP laptop with cracked LCD, my question is, i only need buy new lcd screen or i also need buy and screen inverter board? thanks
March 27th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Great to see a series of photos and info.
However I found some different part numbers.
screen: LTN154at07 Inverter: AS0231721C1
these may be more generic and easier to find in the web (assuming there’re correct
March 27th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Reseating memory doesent seem to solve the problem, any other ideas? One other thing i noticed is that the hdd and the light next to it do not blink at all when i switch it on.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Hello!
I have dv6000 model(dv6216ea) and it shows some strange symptoms found nowhere else.
LCD screen on left side sometimes gets reddish spots (not pixels but areas of pixels where colors are blended with red) while the other part of the screen is normal. Now when I turn the LCD brightness to full power, laptop begins to produce strange noises and after a while backlight turns off. I can see what’s happening on the screen but it’s indeed very dark. If I reboot everything is normal.
If I repeat the same test with brightness as above but powered by batteries everything works even better (intensity of white color is much better than when not on batteries) no noises, no backlight shutoffs.
What could be the problem here?
Should I replace inverter and/or LCD screen?
March 25th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I have a HP Pavilion DV2419 with some problem with display. For the last month, it occurred 3 times that the screen reacted very slowly. It gradually light from the brink to the center(this process takes about 1-2min).After that, the screen is still dim and messy. For those last 3 times, it went back to normal after turning on for about 10minutes, but would appear again if I turn off the monitor and turn it on again(like the power setting in Windows, sleeping mode or restart laptop).
These days, the problem just can go away. From the moment I turned it on(even in BIOS it is the same), it would not go back to normal even after 15minutes. But it works fine with external monitor.
I am wondering whether this is a problem with the inverter or LCD. Would changing the LCD fix this problem? I am in tight budget so I want to pinpoint the problem and fix it as cheap as possible.
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Jaanus,
Apparently, the cracked screen is not the only problem in the laptop.
Is it completely dead or the laptop gets power but will not turn on? Did you try reseating memory modules, removing modules one by one?
March 24th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Hey i have a hp pavilion dv6000 with a cracked screen and it displays nothing. I can’t get an external display working either. I’ve tried the fn + f4 but no use. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks.
March 24th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Thanks i am gonna try that today
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Jeno,
Could be bad connection between the LCD cable and motherboard. Make sure the video cable is connected properly.
Did you have a chance to test your laptop with an external monitor? Do you know if external video work properly?
This problem is not related to the inverter. You still can see a bright image, so the inverter board works properly.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I have a dv9000, everything was fine before replacing the back and front vessel covers and the hinges. As you guys alreay know they suck. Ok after replacinf all this my pc looks new, but my screen has now a bunch of horizontal lines and flashes back and forth. when i move the mouse i can see the changes on the screen but its all wide and small white lines across the screen. an that be the inverter, or any other thing i touch or messed up while fixing i???? please help. thanks very much.. BE SAFE!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Gaurav Yadav,
Sounds like a problem with the screen and unfortunately you cannot fix it. You’ll have to replace the screen with a new one.
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Irene,
You say the screen went very dark and at the same time the backlight works. What do you mean the backlight works? Can you increase or decrease the screen brightness using the keyboard shortcut: Fn+F7 or Fn+F8 keys?
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
sagar,
Sounds like a software related problem. Try reinstalling factory defaults from the recovery disk. Warning! This procedure will erase everything from the hard drive.
Also could be software related problem.
Here’s how you can back up your data. Purchase an external USB enclosure, remove the hard drive and install it into the enclosure. Now connect that enclosure to another working computer and your hard drive will pop up in My Computer. Access it and back up data.
March 21st, 2009 at 3:37 am
I have a HP Compaq laptop having vertical straight color lines at different places on screen. The lines start appearing after my laptop got mishandled and slip on floor and keep on increasing day by day. Now it has 10 lines all over the screen. Can it be repairable or screen need to be replaced.
March 20th, 2009 at 7:10 am
I have the dv6000 and the screen went very dark, but icons and background are visible, just dark and sort of like a negative but colors are off. I replaced the inverter – no luck. Backlight works and external monitor works. Is screen replacement the next option? lcd cable appears to be fine, but should I purchase a new one just in case?
March 19th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
I want to personally thank you for this tutorial. I had some problems with my old screen with these weird horizontal lines. I was going to take my laptop to Geek Squad, but they quoted me $600. I found a screen for a HP Pavillion dv8000 on eBay for around $80. Although it is not the exact same model, your directions were so simple I was able to figure it out on the dv8000. Now everything is working perfectly again. Thank you again for this tutorial.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:15 am
I have problem with my Dell inspiron 510 .Applications like internet explorer and others are not woking giving application error the memory can not be read ok to debug the program and cancel .
After this problem ,Cd drive ,USB drive are also not working .I have another laptop but not able to transfer the data from this laptop to the new one .
Could you please help to resolve this issue or tell me the I transfer the data to the new laptop .
one of my friend told me it could be memory slot problem but there is no problem in booting the system and it is showing the correct memory configured in the system .
Thanks in Advanse
Regards
March 15th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
KJ,
You can find a new screen for that laptop around $120. Replace it yourself and save $380.
Hopefully it works for you.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I have an HP dv9500t and I’m regretting the purchase. The screen has gone south on me twice now and the first time was right out of the box. This time HP is telling me to eat it because it will be $500+ etc… I’m taking the thing apart using this link as my guide. If it breaks I’m buying a Mac… #^@@$-off HP!
March 7th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Susan,
In order to narrow down the problem you’ll have to test the laptop with an external monitor.
If you have the same problem with images on both screens, the internal LCD and external monitor, your problem could be related to the motherboard/video card.
If flashing lines appear only on the laptop LCD screen but the external video works properly, the problem could be related to:
1. Loose video cable and reconnecting the cable might help.
2. Bad video cable.
3. Bad LCD screen.
March 7th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Fahad,
First of all, you’ll have to test the laptop with an external monitor attached to the VGA port on your laptop. Have you done that? Do you know if the external video works fine even though the internal screen is not working properly?
March 7th, 2009 at 8:12 am
I have a pavilion dv5020us notebook that just started flashing lines across the screen. It’s almost like the connection is loose or someting…It’s horizontal – they lines vary and they flash like a strobe kind of. Do I need to replace something, or do i have to get a new laptop? I’ve had it three years. Thanks so much.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Hello,
i have a hp dv2000 and one of the two things that connect the laptop screen to the main keyboard has been broken.. I’m talking about the thing rite next to the two screws securing the hinge/bracket. ok so from one side the laptop is coming off and its been like this from last one week, i was goin to take it for repair but just yestarday i noticed that the screen has stopped working properly. The laptop works fine but i have to hold the screen and press it at a certain position for it to work.. if i just leave the screen as it is the screen hangs..
So now, i dont have any clue what might be the problem and what really has to be done to it to be fixed but i think its something minor? What do u think? I dont want to be ripped off by those repair shops.. i dont mind taking it for repair but i would like to know what might be the problem so that they dont charge me extra money.. Please let me know what i should do.. Thank you for all your help in advance
March 4th, 2009 at 7:17 am
I am replacing a screen on an HP dv6000.With the new screen attached to the hinges but the plastic cover unattached it works find. The second the foil on the lower right of the plastic cover touches the metal hinge of the laptop the screen makes a staic type sound and the display goes out. What can I do?
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Manoj,
The backlight lamp is mounted deep INSIDE the LCD screen. Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp? Yes, it’s possible but very hard. You can follow these instructions:
How to replace laptop backlight lamp (CCFL)
If you have nothing to lose, you can try it but if you’ve never done it before, most likely you’ll mess up the screen. It’s very time consuming.
These days new laptop LCD screens are relatively cheap. You can find a new LCD for your model for less than $70. I posted a link in the step 8.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Jeremy Welker,
The webcam is located on a separate board and it’s mounted above the LCD screen under the display bezel. It’s possible that the webcam itself went bad and has to be replaced.
Also, could be a software related issue. Did you make any changes to the laptop before the webcam disappeared? Try running the system restore and take it back to the time when the webcam was working properly.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 am
Hi, I have the same problem that John Dunne has. In addition to his problem, I have changed the inverter but it didnt helped. so my next target is LCD Lamp. I need help on that part. have any one tried this before?? guide me for the same. any help will be appriciated. Thanks.
just wondering if the backlight can be easily removed from the LCD screen.
(I have a HP Pavilion dv6000 and the screen is dark (I can just barely make out the Desktop icons). It works fine on an external monitor.
Sometime the LCD screen flashes on for a few seconds but goes dark again.
I disassembled the Screen (as per your brilliantly laid out instructions).
I can see inverter, LCD cable and the 2 wires going to the backlight. But the backlight seems to be inside the LCD screen itself and am wondering if it can be easily removed.
I will probably buy an inverter (as it’s cheaper) to see if that’s fixes the problem but in the event that it is a backlight problem does the complete LCD screen have to be replaced or can the Backlight be removed from the screen. )
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Hello, I appreciate all of this info you give.
My problem is with the webcam. Same system – HP Pavilion dv6426us. All of the sudden, the web cam is not detected by the system. No programs, nothing. I’ve flashed the bios. Nothing. Haven’t dropped the system. Not sure what it could be other than a loose wire. Wondering if anyone else has had this problem
Thx
~J
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 am
Frederick,
If I understand correctly, do you want to buy a new display assembly for full-featured dv6000 notebooks? I guess you can try that, but I’m not sure if the motherboard in defeautered models has connectors for the webcam and microphone.
March 1st, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Hello! I was wondering if you had any information as to whether I could replace my current LCD and bezel/housing case on my HP Pavilion DV6000 with the upgraded bezel/housing case with webcam & microphone…would there be any extra steps or cable connections i would have to make? is this even possible? i have the dv6000 defeatured (i.e. without webcam/microphone on bezel/case) and would like to know if i could buy a replacement LCD/inverter/webcam&mic/bezel SET/KIT off of eBay and use that?