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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
Static electricity can kill your laptop. I recommend wearing an anti-static wrist strap while working with internal parts of your laptop.
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November 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Hmmm… I have a HP9500. Today when I turned it on, all the blue lights came on, the hard disk was accessed, and I got a surprise – a totally black screen!
I checked with an external monitor and the laptop was working fine – just the on-board display was black.
I scanned a bunch of sites and found out that if you remove the battery, presse the “on” button for 30 to 40 seconds, this removes any static charge. One site said to leave the external power supply plugged in, but I didn’t do that. I then reattached my battery and the dang thing powered up like there never was a problem.
November 8th, 2009 at 9:50 am
wayne,
I think you can. Even though zv6000 and dv6000 are two different models, all steps for taking apart the display panel will be similar.
November 8th, 2009 at 5:58 am
I have an hp zv 6000. can i use the instructions for the dv6000 for screen inverter replacement ?
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Jim Brown,
It’s hard to tell what is causing the problem. Liquid spills are tricky to troubleshoot. It’s necessary to disassemble the laptop and take a look inside. I cannot tell what is wrong without doing that.
November 3rd, 2009 at 1:28 am
In Feb ‘08 I spilled coke on keyboard of HP DV6000. Removed as much as possible very quickly. Laptop will not start with ON button. Starts OK with remote. Reports battery in but not charging. All functions OK. Time has not healed my laptop.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Preeti J,
Definitely! That’s why I created the guide.
I don’t know.
It depends on your technical skills.
If you purchase the right replacement screen and replace it properly, everything should be fine.
November 1st, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Hi,
Thanks for this wonderful website! I just made a donation
My dv6000 laptop screen cracked from the top left corner and has black ink like spread over the top left corner. I can see cracks running down and diagonally.
Can I replace the screen following what you showed? Will it work for sure? Please let me know, thanks so much!
October 29th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Mine is HP dv2000 Laptop. And my problem is on the monitor/screen which I can still see the power supply coming to it, yet dark or dim to look at the screen. I can still see the program running using flashlight (’though very hard to manipulate), and sometimes the display open up clearly but black/dark screen backed after restarting. If I close the monitor with 2-3 inches gap and start, the display works fine and sometimes fluctuate. How to resolve this pls?
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 am
Shivchal,
Try reseating the video cable connectors on both the LCD screen and motherboard. Maybe one of the connectors is loose and not making good contact.
Also, it’s possible that the video cable itself is defective.
Sounds like the left hinge is broken.
You’ll have to disassemble the laptop and take a closer look at the hinge. If it’s cracked, you’ll have to replace the hinge.
October 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 am
I have HP dv2000 Laptop. I have 2 problems.
1. When I boot the laptop with fully opened monitor, the monitor would not turn on, but I could see the power supply coming to it. If I close the monitor with 1 inch gap and start, the display works fine. the monitor has to be kept half closed during boot, for it to function properly. How to resolve this?
2. When I was about to flip open the laptop, it got stuck in the middle. I applied little force to open it, and it opened with a crack. The left joint connecting the LCD and the system loosened. So I get cracking sound whenever I open or close. and the monitor will not stay stiff, except in few positions.
Thanks a lot for any help.
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
D. Gallant,
This problem is not related to the inverter board, that’s for sure. You can see the top part of the screen and it’s bright, that means the inverter and backlight work properly.
Your description sounds like a problem with the LCD screen.
Search for the seller screencountry_com on eBay. They are located in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tapping on the screen is only a temporary fix. Most likely it will fail soon again.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Update to my problem after reading a few sites some one who had a problem like mine said after tapping on the back of LCD seem to make the screen work. Well i tried it and tap on the back of the screen and the screen is back to normal. The person did say it was only a temp fix lasted about
3 months before replaced the LCD Display.
So far it’s working i have been using this laptop for about couple of hours and after tapping on the back of lcd screen it also seems brighter. I will let you know how long it last.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:52 am
I have a Pavilion dv6000 with Display Issues. The other day i turned on the laptop and the
lower part of the screen displays garbled colors and the upper part works just fine. hooked up a external monitor and it works just fine. Now today i turned it back on all seemed fine for about 5 mins it went back to lower part of the screen displaying garbled colors again.
So i would think the LCD display is going or can it just be the inverter board.?
Some help here would be great.
So if it’s the LCD Display, I took a look on ebay and found a bunch of guys selling replacements. But my problem is all these sellers are in the USA, i’m in Canada and shipping to me in Canada is a lot of money. Can some one give a site in Canada that sells replacements at a cheap price. It can be refurbished does not have to be new.
Thanks
D.Gallant
October 13th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Hello,
My laptop just began showing a pink-ish hue where almost everywhere a dark color would normally show. (ie when the computer turns on, normally a black screen with Windows symbol appears, now has a pink background) Font and most screen headings I can read perfectly, but videos and pictures are scrambled. Can I replace the LCD screen using the above instructions or is their a simpler way of fixing this? I’m quite certain the computer fell and simply busted something affecting the color on the LCD screen, because when connected to an external video display, everything appears perfectly. Is there any way to fix this problem without buying a new laptop or spending even more on a professional repair? Thank you very much for your help.
Kevin
October 12th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
I have a HP Pavilion dv6000 that I am working on for a friend. I checked the Laptop out and found a cracked screen and it was still lighting up and working but had several large cracks in the screen. So I ordered a new screen and I installed the new screen and the screen does not light up now and you can just barley make out what is on the screen, so does this mean that I need to also replace the inverter board too, also the old screen does not light up when I plug it back in. Thanks.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
billy,
A very thin vertical line running from top to bottom though the entire screen?
Sounds like the screen problem. There is not much you can do to fix it. You’ll have to replace the screen or use the laptop as is.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
i have a dv6000 laptop and a green vertical line appears on the monitor. if the screen is slightly tapped/moved the line sometimes disappears. what could be the problem?
October 11th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Hi I have a problem with my dv6000. I get the black screen after installing a new lcd but everything is still working on the external monitor. I could see a very faint image of my windows. Is this a problem with my lcd? what is causing this???????
October 10th, 2009 at 10:56 am
I have a DV6000 whose screen looks like it is displaying a 4 bit color resolution. If I plug in the VGA on the side, the secondary monitor shows up perfectly fine.
I have uninstalled and then reinstalled the latest nVidia drivers, etc… so I am certain it is not that. I opened it up per your instructions (great explanations!) and reconnected all the wires to be sure nothing was loose. No luck.
Would this be due to an inverter or screen or both… or something entirely different?
Thanks!
October 7th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Tran,
Are you sure that your problem is related to the inverter board. A redding screen might indicate a problem with the backlight lamp inside the screen.
If you replace the inverter board but the screen still has a red glow, most likely the backlight lamp is failing.
October 6th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
So I just installed me inverter into my laptop but when it turns on, it has a red glow to it. Is there any way to fix this? Because this is what my screen looked like before the inverter got messed up…
September 29th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Hi, has been me given as a present a Hp Dv 6000 it has the destroyed screen . I would want to use him/it connecting an external monitor however. When I turn on him/it all hard disk audio it works etc. but the screen is completely black. If I connect him with a cable VGA to an external (I feel Fn + 4) monitor it doesn’t give sign of life. From thing you can depend? I thank you for the answer.
September 28th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Hi I have a problem with my dv6000. I get the black screen but everything is still working. I could see a very faint image of my windows. Is this a problem with my lcd? please help me as I dont konw what to do anymore.
September 24th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Thanks for this site! it easily helped me to save a lot of money i did not have by replacing my inverter myself. Thanks again!
September 19th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Thanks for your feedback. The fact that I can run the laptop from external monitor shows that MOBO is not totally defective. It’s more less the LCD Video interface on the MOBO that I need to troubleshoot. Thanks again for your feedback.
September 19th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Ali,
Sounds like a problem with the motherboard but I don’t think it’s related to the video chip because external monitor works fine.
Anyways, you’ll have to replace the motherboard.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
John,
It’s hard to tell but sounds like a problem with the LCD screen. Could be related to the video cable but you cannot tell until you test the laptop with another screen or cable.
This description sounds more like the screen failure.
Most likely the screen is just failing.
The LCD cable part number is listed in the service manual for Pavilion dv6000 notebook on the page 3-23. The part number is: 431394-001 (includes camera cable).
Let me know if a new screen works for you. Good luck!
September 19th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
R.Miller,
I think this problem is related to the backligth lamp inside the LCD screen. Apparently the lamp is getting old.
You’ll have to replace the screen.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I posted last week sept 14th. My screen had a pink hue, with off colors, and loss of contrast. Right after I posted I remebered it looked like an old passive lcd display. I tried to find a loose wire hoping it was that as I had just last month changed the keyboard. My fooling around then made the display show up in 4 quadrants on the screen.
A replacement screen finally arrived. I bought from a decent site and the display looks really nice. But the diplay they sold me wasnt identical. The metal frame with screws toward the middle of the screen was missing so 4 less screws to hold the display in place. Basically just the side joints are holding it together. It seems fine and I didn’t want bother with sending it back. Plus I don’t believe they would have refunded my money. HP service manual and all these comment really helped me go through all the probable issues with my display. Thanks. I really like how HP puts all its service manuals up for people to dl. I really think that is amazing. Some even list newer CPU’s that you can put in your PC. Nice. If you don’t have to speak to their bad service associates.
September 16th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I have an HP DV6324US (not under warranty) and the left side of the LCD screen is much dimmer than the right side. It used to do this occasionally and now is the norm. Is this an LCD screen problem, inverter problem, or what?? Any help would be appreciated.