Laptops screen repairs & replacement

Doorstep Hub laptops screen repairs & replacement

Introduction • A dying or cracked display doesn't mean your laptop is a paperweight. For most laptops, a screen replacement takes $80 and an hour of your time at most. • If you're a DIYer, replacing a broken laptop screen yourself is a great way to save cash, as most computer repair shops will quote you $150 to $300 for the job.

Before you replace your laptop screen • Before doing anything, give your laptop a full look-over and inspection to ensure the screen really needs replacement.

• If the graphics card on the motherboard is dead, for instance, you may be wasting your time and effort on replacing a perfectly good screen.

• Additionally, if the laptop has been recently dropped or otherwise possibly physically harmed, you’ll want to double-check for other damage as well.

• To ensure the graphics card is functioning, you can plug a desktop monitor or TV into the laptop, as most have a standard blue VGA monitor and/or a HDMI output.

• If the picture looks good on an external display, your graphics card is likely good and the screen is at fault.

• If you do that and video still doesn’t display, your graphics card and/or motherboard is likely broken, rather than your screen.

• Connecting your laptop to a TV or external monitor can help you confirm whether the root problem is a broken screen or something deeper.

How to fix your broken laptop screen

• Table or other flat working area: You’ll need a •

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spot to sit (or stand, if that’s your thing) with a flat area to work on your laptop.

Small-head magnetic philips screwdriver: Not small like a mini screwdriver from an eyeglass repair kit, but I’d say between that size and a mid-sized screwdriver would work.

Safety pin or needle: This is for removing the cover stickers that are hiding the screws on your laptop’s surrounding cover, called the bezel.

Plastic putty knife or other thin object: This is optional, to aid in prying apart the screen bezel from the case.

Small bowl or other container: This is for stashing the small screws and keeping them safe from curious cats and children.

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