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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.
July 5th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Friend’s kid dropped their laptop, asked me if I knew how to fix it, told them I’d take a looksie at it. Removed a bunch of screws, reseated the monitor ribbon, it’s alive. I’m sure they’ll be happy… now, just to get it back together
thanks for the guide!
May 29th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Ahhh, a Inspiron 6000 tutorial! My Dell (of this model) hasn’t been working for quite some time now. This doesn’t have anything to do with replacing the screen, but more with charging the computer. I believe the piece of plug inside my computer that holds the AC adapter in place (to charge) is cracked or loose or something, because it will no longer charge my laptop. I’ve bought a new battery (since it needed one by then) and several new adapters and none of them worked, so it has to be something with the computer instead. Is there a way to repair this?
Also, I’ve gone to get my battery charged fully so I could use the laptop for a few hours without the adapter (so I can get all my files off of it), but on the startup, the screen has a pinkish hue to it (you can still see what’s going on) and then eventually goes black. The computer is still running, I just can’t see anything. Could that be a loose cable or something? Is there a fix for this, too?
I’m no longer in warranty (I’ve had it since 2005 and started having this issue in 2008/2009). I just want it to live long enough to get all my files off of it.
Thanks so much!
May 29th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Confused John,
I cannot tell without looking at both screens.
You’ll have to disassemble the laptop and compare both screens. If they have same size, connector, resolution, most likely it will works.
May 28th, 2010 at 8:17 am
Will an LCD assbly from a 6000D work in a 6400/E1505? The 6400 has a verticle line of yellow on it-drives you crazy.
May 21st, 2010 at 9:44 am
Again thank you for all your help. I have contacted the company in which I purchased the LCD and they suggested using electrical tape to attach the inverter! Nonetheless, I shall try again to search for the correct model but it’ll be tough as I’m in The Netherlands right now and it’s near impossible to find anywhere that will ship here.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:17 am
Mary,
Try returning the new LCD screen back to the supplier. Explain that the screen doesn’t have the bracket.
After that find the correct one. LCD screen with the inverter attached.
I’m pretty sure there are plenty of them out there. Try eBay.
May 21st, 2010 at 8:08 am
Hi – Thanks for the quick reply. Just trying to figure out what the best direction to go from here, as the computer technician was pretty adamant about putting the inverter back into a mounting bracket, and not leaving it loose. He said you’d run into more problems in the future if it’s not secured properly. So, I don’t think he’ll even attempt to glue it to the LCD cover.
Do you think it’s worth just trying to purchase a new inverter with a mounting bracket? Are they even possible to purchase? Or do I try to track down a LCD that comes with a mounting bracket for the inverter? It’s funny, because since the laptop came back to me it’s worse — before I’d be able to just press my thumb down in a certain place on the screen and the whole screen would come back. Now I’m just getting half the screen, the rest appears in a black, granny-apple green combo of lines…
May 21st, 2010 at 7:47 am
Mary,
It is possible. In Dell laptops the LCD screen has a bracket for the inverter board. Apparently, the seller sent you a compatible LCD screen but without the bracket.
I cannot tell without looking at the screen. In some models the inverter bracket can be removed and transferred to another LCD screen. On other models, the bracket welded to the frame.
Can it be removed in your case? I don’t know. Cannot tell without loosing at the screen.
I guess he can try removing the inverter board from the old screen and glue it to the LCD cover under the new screen with double stick tape, instead of using the bracket. Is it a good repair? Probably not. Will it work? Probably yes. I’ve never done it myself, so proceed at your own risk.
Some manufacturers don’t use brackets for inverter board, they simply attach it to the LCD cover using plastic latches of double stick tape.
Again, most likely the screen is compatible but it just has no bracket for the inverter.
May 21st, 2010 at 7:25 am
Hi – I ordered a replacement screen for my Dell Inspiron 6000, however when I took it in the shop to get it fixed I was told that it was the incorrect one because there was not inverter bracket in the new one. Is this possible? He said he could remove the inverter based on your directions above (I showed him this site), but he said that the new LCD doesn’t have a mounting bracket for him to replace the old inverter back into it. Can you not use the same mounting bracket? He says he needs an LCD with 1 inverter assembly. The company I ordered the LCD from says its the correct one…. I’m a bit lost on what to do now. Any help would be super appreciated.
Thanks in advance. – mary
May 12th, 2010 at 7:25 am
Great video, fixed my computor in 15 minutes for under $ 10.00.