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In this post I explain how to remove and replace damaged LCD screen in a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. Most likely this guide will work for many other Dell laptops. If this guide works for you, please mention the laptop model number in comments after the post.
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Dell Inspiron 6000 display disassembly.
STEP 1.
Remove six screw covers from the screen bezel.
Remove all screws found under those covers.
You can remove the screw cover with a sharp object or small screwdriver.
STEP 2.
Start separating the screen bezel from the display cover.
Remove the screen bezel.
STEP 3.
Remove four screws from the right side of the LCD screen assembly.
Remove four more screws from the left side.
STEP 4.
Separate the LCD screen assembly from the display cover.
STEP 5.
Place the LCD screen assembly face down on the keyboard.
Now you can access the video cable.
STEP 6.
Unplug the small connector from the screen inverter board.
STEP 7.
Disconnect the video cable connector from the LCD screen.
STEP 8.
Remove the LCD screen assembly.
The inverter board is attached to the LCD screen frame.
STEP 9.
Remove one screw securing the inverter board.
STEP 10.
Disconnect the baklight lamp cable from the left side of the inverter board.
STEP 11.
Slide the inverter board to the right.
STEP 12.
Lift up the left side of the inverter board.
STEP 13.
Remove inverter board from the mounting bracket.
Now you can replace the inverter board with a new one if needed.
January 11th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@ THOMAS KELLY,
Not sure if you are talking about securing the left hinge, but look at this service manual for Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6000/en/sm/index.htm
On the Display Assembly and Display Latch you can see where display hinge screws are located.
The manual also has step by step laptop disassembly instructions.
January 8th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
the roll arm between laptop bottom and screen the screws just drop out any way to fix left hand side of screen when looking at screen. tried locktight did not work .. Inspiron 6000 laptop
December 7th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Have not replaced my LCD yet, but pulled it apart and reset the connectors hoping that might solve my vertical 34mm blue bar (can see things on it, just colors not right). It didn’t but it was nice having this guide to convince me I could tear it down and put it back together with confidence. Thanks.
July 29th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Has anyone had any problems with the tiny screw that the inverter board is mounted to? I’ve tried multiple bits but can’t find a screw driver with a bit small enough to unscrew it.
June 21st, 2011 at 2:03 pm
My Inspiron 6000 laptop’s screen is dark, i managed to get to the settings by flashing a light at the screen and enabled external monitor. With external monitor video is ok.
Now, the question is should i replace the inverter or screen? I have oscilloscopes at work so please advise what signals to look for to identify if the issue is with inverter or screen.
thanks.
June 17th, 2011 at 1:07 am
My Dell Inspiron 6000 has lost the bottom third of the screen – it shows vertical lines all the way across and none of the icons or cursor can be seen in this portion of the screen.
But when I press the screen it works? Hardly ideal though!
Any ideas?
Thanks!
June 14th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
My monitor went black yesterday. I can barely see the outline of what’s on the screen, however, it’s way too dim to even see the cursor. When I hook the computer up to an external monitor, everything works fine.
Should I try replacing the entire screen or just the inverter board? Thanks for the help!
June 2nd, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Disregard my previous comment, I got it working.
June 2nd, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Had an inspiron 6000 brought to me that didn’t display anything on the screen, though worked via VGA. The built-in diagnostic from the boot menu returned a communication problem with the inverter. I replaced the board with one from ebay (listed as compatible with the 15.4″ panel), and it still has the same problem. Diagnostic throws error 1000-0322 on the inverter, but the LCD comm check passes. Nothing on the LCD, and the CRT/LCD button refuses to push signal to the LCD.
Sounds to me like there’s something wrong with the mobo (the hard disk got all screwed up at the same time; partition corrupted, lots of bad sectors). Before i condemn it though, if you have any ideas I’d appreciate your input.
Thanks for the great info on your site, as well as any hints you might have.
June 2nd, 2011 at 11:57 am
@ Lori,
This is not inverter related problem. Most likely this is failed LCD screen.
If you have another similar Dell laptop for parts, just replace the entire LCD assembly (LCD screen with inverter).