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The following tutorial explains how you can replace the CCFL backlight bulb in a laptop LCD screen. As an example the author takes apart a HP Pavilion zt1000 laptop.
Listed below is a typical laptop disassembly. This is most likely not the exact model you will be servicing, however it is indicative of what you will find in most models. They are all relatively the same and we hope this tutorial will give you a basic idea on the scope of backlight replacement.
Step-by-step CCFL backlight replacement tutorial. Are you looking for a new CCFL bulb? You can find it here.
The disassembly and LCD screen removal steps will be the same for many different laptop models.
Before you attempt replacing the CCFL bulb, I would recommend testing your laptop with another working inverter board. It’s possible that your laptop backlight is not working because of failed inverter board.
UPDATE: Here’s another backlight lamp replacement guide that could be useful for all DIY-ers.
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April 9th, 2010 at 5:58 am
I have a Gateway laptop. One day I turned it on and the screen was dark. If I shine a flashlight at an angle on the screen I can see what’s on the screen. It works fine when I hook it up to a monitor. Any clue what the problem might be?
March 13th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
I have a question my friends laptop is a toshiba thats all i know but we will turn it on and around 20 minutes or so the screen will go black and we cant do anything and then half the time it turns off any ideas?