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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.
January 15th, 2012 at 3:09 am
So I replaced the screen on my eee netbook only to find out that the problem was still there. It gets better and worse when I tamper around with the cable (not near the screen connection point). So I’m betting its the cable at this point. Is something that’s hard to replace? I didn’t see directions for it on either of your guides, but maybe I need to look harder. Cheers!
December 20th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Please help me, i followed all ur directions but now i can not put my screen back on. What shud i do?
December 15th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
@ Barbara,
Test your hard drive. You can run Seatools (from Seagate site) and see if the hard drive has errors.
If there are no errors, you can try booting in Safe Mode and than use System Restore to revert the OS back to the time when it was operating properly.
December 15th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
@ John,
Did the original screen light up? I know it was broken, but did it light up.
If the original screen was turning on, try installing it back into the laptop again. It’s possible the new screen is defective or incompatible.
I cannot tell if you have a bad cable without testing the laptop.
December 15th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
I appreciate so much your tutorials and in particular this one. I’ve changed the display for my Asus VX6 Lamborghini and both the cracked screen and the new screen that I ordered from the Internet are exactly the same model of Asus 1201n, HannStar HSD121PHW1. The problem is that when I turned the computer on the operating system (Windows 7 Home Edition) could complete the loading process only the first time, then I tried to test the computer with a video, the system crashed. At that point the computer seemed to be stuck into this “loop” of OS loading/blue screen appearing only for a few seconds. I tried with safe mode, which works perfectly, but as I try with the “usual” mode the problem persists. I’d really appreciate your help as I’m starting to freak out without my Asus!!! Thank You so much!!!
December 15th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Hi,
The original one was broken. I checked the connection on both ends and I’m pretty sure its ok. Im not sure if the cable is ok.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
@ John,
What was wrong with the original screen?
Make sure the video cable connected properly. Maybe it’s just poor connection between the cable and screen.
December 13th, 2011 at 4:57 am
Hi, i bought a new screen for my 1201n but there is a faint image on the screen. Is it a backlight malfunction?
November 24th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
@ Laurie4313,
Take a closer look at the screen. Is it really blank or you still can see a very faint image on the screen? Look under bright light.
November 21st, 2011 at 11:49 pm
My daughter is playing a game on my ASUS netbook when suddenly the screen went blank.. I tried to reboot, without removing the battery, the screen turn on but after a while the screen went blank.. I also tried removing the battery and turned it on but still a blank screen.. I know the computer is still working, since it still follow my commands.. is there anyway it can still be fixed? please help me, Im desperate..