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A Toshiba Laptop LCD Leaking

Crack in laptop screen is “leaking”?
I dropped my laptop on the floor when i was lying in bed and a crack formed on the bottom left corner, connecting from the side to the bottom. When it cracked there was like red color coming from the crack. I can still read in the red parts, but they are stuck red. After a few days, a lot of the red disappeared, leaving only about an inch of black color which i can’t see anything through. Recently the red color has started leaking out of it again along parts of the crack, one part stretching up to the top of the screen. How can I stop this “leaking” and what is it exactly. It’s not bad right now, I just don’t want it getting worse. I don’t know anything about monitors. My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1545. Thanks

9 years ago
Best Answer
The screen is called and LCD, which stands for Liquid Crystal Display. This means that there is liquid in the screen which is used to make it work. There are also two thin glass plates that are sandwiched together inside that help create the images you see. When there is enough impact force or pressure, the glass inside will crack and the liquid inside will leak out, which is what you’re seeing.
If the monitor/computer is not moved, the damage will likely not get worse, but if it’s moved, it will cause the damage to grow in size slowly. Also, just using the computer will cause some heat to build and also cause the damage to grow slowly.
The only way to fix it will be to replace the LCD screen panel inside. It’s not too hard to do if you know what you’re doing, otherwise you’d need to have someone do it for you. Depending on the cost of repair, it might be cheaper to get another computer. Call around and get some repair quotes.

Until I found and read this article, I thought there was no liquid in the LCD. Is the person wrong in his conclusion ? Sorry, but I had a copy of the information and thought you may have further info on the matter or chose to add it in your LCD replacements.

Michael, there is NO liquid inside the LCD. It’s not an aquarium. 🙂
I’ve repaired thousands of different laptops but never seen a cracked screen causing the damage you are describing.
Most likely something was spilled on your laptop.

I just wanted to update you that I am in the process of replacing the LCD and the glass due to it breaking in the removal.

Perhaps this may assist someone in the future, that there is liquid in a LCD and may crack and leak if damaged.

Thanks again.

michael j. patchan

Michael, this is male to female type. You have to use just a little bit of force to fit one into another. The male part (located at the end of the cable) must fit into the female part (located on the LCD screen).

Thank you for your clarification, I really appreciate it.

Thank you! It feels good when my disassembly guides help people.