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Today I explain how to remove and replace the broken display hinge in an Acer Extensa 4620z laptop. If this guide works for your Acer laptop and it’s not Extensa 4620z, please mention the model number in comments below.
In this particular laptop I’m replacing the right hinge.
Before you start, turn off the laptop and remove the battery.
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STEP 1.
Insert a small flat head screwdriver under the hinge cover and lift it up. The hinge cover is a part of the keyboard cover.
STEP 2.
Remove the keyboard cover.
When the keyboard/hinge cover is removed you can see that the right display hinge is broken. The bottom part of the broken hinge is still connected to the base assembly and the top part is mounted to the display.
STEP 3.
Remove screws securing display hinges to the bottom of the laptop. If you are replacing only one hinge, remove only one screw.
STEP 4.
There are six screws securing the screen bezel. All six screws are hidden under rubber covers.
You can remove screw covers with a sharp object. Glue screw covers somewhere on the screen bezel so you don’t lose them.
STEP 5.
Start separating the screen bezel from cover with your fingers.
STEP 6.
Continue separating the screen bezel and finally remove it from the laptop.
STEP 7.
While removing the screen bezel, I dislocated the display latch assembly. If you did so, put it back in place.
STEP 8.
Remove three screws securing the broken display hinge.
STEP 9.
Remove the bottom part of the broken hinge.
STEP 10.
Remove the top part of the broken hinge.
STEP 11.
Install a new hinge into the display and secure it with screws.
The broken display hinge has been replaced. You can use same steps to remove and replace the left hinge if needed.
Assemble the laptop back together.
Also, you can use this guide for removing and repolacing laptop screen and inverter board.
September 8th, 2011 at 9:01 am
While taking off the trim around the monitor, a spring came out of the latch area. Where does it belong?
September 8th, 2011 at 7:58 am
Thanks a ton. It give me some confidence that I can do this at home!
I have acer extensa 4620z. There are some cracks on top left edge of the screen casing. Otherwise the laptop works perfectly ok. Recently, I started seeing horizontals bands (mostly white) appearing on the screen. They move up/down and eventually cover entire screen. If I pinch the top left side of the screen casing it goes back to normal. Even if I adjust the screen position sometime it recovers. Now I placed the paper clip to clamp the top-left screen casing edge as a temporary solution.
Could you please tell me what could be issue? Should I try opening the screen casing?
August 5th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Can you please tell me how to replace the hinge for acrer extensa 5620 laptop. Many thanks
July 25th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
I’m using Acer Extends -4630. Both hinge of my laptop has broken. Is there any way to repair without replacement.
June 7th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Hi All,
I have a Acer aspire 4710z laptop. I have serious trouble with it. it seems the Hinges are broken along with dc power jack , which i have to replace it with newly bought parts from ebay. local repair shop asked me very high price. Could you pls help me .. Thanking you in anticipationn,
Arun
June 6th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Hi, thanks for the instructions.
I am trying to replace the hinges and I ordered a pair from ebay.
Both of hinges are so tight that do not rotate ( at least by hand). Before I take my laptop apart, I was wondering did I get a defective pair or it is supposed to be like that?
Thanks,
Rosie
May 18th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Thanks!!
It took about 40 minutes to replace both hinges on my Extensa 4630Z. There are some differences so I will list them here. First, under the battery, there are 7 small screws that hold the keyboard cover in place. Remove these before starting. When removing the rubber covers, only remove the 4 in the corners. The two by the latch assembly do not have screws under them. When removing the hinges, there are two screws under the keyboard cover on each side and two right above the hinge. The third hole for a screw was removed when removing the bezel and keyboard cover. (from underneath) There are 4 small screws along each side of the display and one screw up at the very top that also have to be removed.
Other than that, the steps above work perfectly.
Thanks again.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Hi,
I have an Acer Extenza 4620Z whose cooling fan needs replacing. Do you have a manual to show how to open it up or know of where to find one? Right now I run it on top of an ice brick that sits on top of a broiler pan to catch the sweat and small leaks that the zip locks always spring. That’s getting old now.
Thanks!
April 21st, 2011 at 6:41 am
Hi!! I Have a emachine D620 laptop, there is a breakage of display frame around the hinges……
so please suggest me a better option to overcome this problem.
would you provide me a body frame or tell me from where i get this.
April 4th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
will a acer aspire 3620 lcd cover fit perfectly to an acer extenza 4620z lcd or vice versa?