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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 12th, 2013 at 8:44 am
Thanks! I have 2 of these and the LCD went bad one one years ago. Kids use these now and when the ‘d’ key stopped working on one, I almost went out to buy new cheap laptops. Saw this and wanted to say thanks!
May 8th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Thanks for the very helpful tutorial, there’s no way I would’ve felt brave enough to repair my lcd without it.
I just finally managed to remove the inverter and OMFG! was it a b%@#! to remove. First, the screw holding the inverter to the bracket was nearly impossible to unscrew. Even after finding the best screwdriver for the job I couldn’t get it to budge and was afraid I was stripping the screw. Finally I gave up on that and used needle nose pliers on the opposite site of the screw to grab it an twist it up, which thankfully worked. I wanted to throw the screw and stomp on it after that for giving me all that trouble. I thought the hard part was over, until I tried to remove the inverter from the bracket. After prying and tugging and thinking I was going to break the damned thing I got it out and realized there was double sided sticky tape holding it in there, keeping it from gingerly sliding out. Phew!
April 11th, 2012 at 7:26 am
Thanks Buddy its solved the display issue.
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!