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In this guide I explain how to remove and replaced damaged screen in an Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook. There is a good chance this guide fits other Asus Eee netbooks. If it works for you, please mention the model number in comments after the post.
Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook has a LED-backlit screen. This screen is not cheap and replacing it in a laptop repair shop probably doesn’t make sense because the repair may cost a few hundred dollars. But if you can find a cheap screen and replace it yourself it’s a different story.
Before you start make sure the laptop is turned off and battery removed.
STEP 1.
There are six screw seals on the front bezel. These seals hiding screws securing the bezel.
You can remove seals with a sharp object.
After all seals are removed, remove all six screws.
STEP 2.
Start separating the screen bezel from the display cover with your fingers.
STEP 3.
Continue removing the bezel on the top of the display assembly.
STEP 4.
I found that in this model hinge covers are not part of the screen bezel.
You’ll have to separate the hinge cover from the bezel, lift up the hinge cover and remove the bezel as it shown on the following picture.
STEP 5.
Remove the screen bezel.
STEP 6.
After the screen bezel removed, you can remove the right hinge cover.
STEP 7.
Remove the left hinge cover.
STEP 8.
Carefully separate the screen assembly from the display cover and remove two screws on the right side.
These screws securing the screen to the mounting brackets.
STEP 9.
Remove two more screws on the left side of the screen assembly.
NOTE: the bottom screws located under a small magnet. Do not forget to put the magnet back in place when you assembled everything back together. This magnet activates the lid close switch when you close the display.
STEP 10.
Carefully separate the laptops screen from the display cover and place it face down on the keyboard.
STEP 11.
Now you can access the video cable and disconnect it from the screen.
As I mentioned before, this is LED-backlit screen so there is no inverter board in this model.
STEP 12.
Disconnect the video cable from the screen.
STEP 13.
The laptop screen has been removed and ready for replacement.
The best way to find a new replacement screen is searching by the screen model number.
In my Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook the screen has the following model number: HSD121PHW1 (made by HannStar).
You can find a new LED-backlit replacement screen here. If your screen is different, just search by the model number.
Just in case, before you purchase a new screen, I would suggest contacting the seller to make sure the new screen is compatible with your laptop.
In one of the previous posts I explained how to take apart an Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook and remove memory modules, keyboard, top cover, hard drive, cooling fan and CMOS battery.
November 15th, 2011 at 7:47 am
@ nihil,
Can you just return the screen and get the right one. It looks like the screen he sent to you wasn’t compatible.
After you replace the screen, it should start working without any modification.
November 15th, 2011 at 1:21 am
hey! i replaced the lcd in my eee pc but it’s blank. the seller told me to update BIOS – didn’t work. he says something about replacing firmware – is it possible to do it by myself?
November 12th, 2011 at 9:32 am
@ Jawan,
Take a look at this screen replacement guide. It’s also for an Asus laptop.
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/replace-cracked-screen-asus-u52f-laptop/
I think it will be very similar for your laptop.
Hope it helps.
November 12th, 2011 at 7:31 am
I have a Asus K53E notebook. Would it be a different process to replace the led backlight for my model? Or do these instructions involve every Asus laptop?
October 14th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
thanks! it worked for my ASUS eee netbook (model unknown but not the same type). !
September 12th, 2011 at 8:45 am
Thank you so much for your post. I don’t know much about computers, especially netbooks, and your step-by step instructions with pictures worked perfectly for me. The connector in the back of the screen was partially pulled out, thus causing the blank screen. I was glad to see I wouldn’t need to replace the screen, as I would have probably just bought another laptop. You saved my work and valuable pictures of my son. Thank you!
August 28th, 2011 at 6:43 am
..please..I need your help.
my laptops model is
Asus Eee 1001HA notebook
last night my sister left the notebook half open with something in the middle then maybe she lied on it while sleeping and i checked this morning cause i happen to see the laptop lying there and I opened it ,the screen looked like a broken mirror but it’s not the outer screen, It was inside. My Laptop’s still working..I want to fix it.I don’t really know much about laptops. . . I think it can be fixed but I don’t know what part is broken and I don’t know if it’s LCD or LED. sigh. I really wanna fix it cause I’ve got some important collections in there. . . and I want to keep using it.
I’m really desperate to fix it.
August 20th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I cannot open my asus eee netbook more than 25% without the display going out. From what I am reading on here it is probably just a loose connection but how do I fix the loose connection to I use the guide to take the lcd screen apart or the guide to take the main Keyboard component apart. Screen works fine in an almost closed position but open it past a certain point and it goes white. I need help on checking display connections in hinge area.
June 24th, 2011 at 7:31 am
I have an Asus EEE net-book only a year and a half now. The screen has gone a little dark but still visible, not sure what is the problem. Can you tell me what may be wrong?
May 19th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
thanks guys. changed my screeen successfully.
only thing is pay attention to where part is coming from.
mine shipped from Singapore, but luckily arrived ok and works great.