On Friday 17 September 2010 04:27:10 Winterlight wrote:
> Today, somebody gave me their old laptop. Actually, it is not
> very old at all, it was purchased new in 09 a little over a year
> ago. It is a HPG70-463CL which is laptop with a 17 inch screen
> designed to be parked. The had it on the floor while moving their
> furniture and stepped on the LCD which pretty much killed it. The
> computer itself works fine plugged into a an external monitor. I see
> where I could buy a new screen for around 120-150 but how difficult
> is it to replace? Anybody recommend where to buy a screen, and any
> tips of replacing this one ... thanks.
If you take care and use common sense then its not too difficult a job.
You will have to take the whole machine apart to separate the screen
from the chassis, so take anti-static precautions.
You can replace the LCD panel without dismantling the whole machine but
its much more difficult and far greater risk of causing further damage.
I have a multi compartment container for holding and grouping the
screws, though a sheet of paper with notes identifying where each group
of screws came from works just as well as does a photo of the more
complex disassembly.
Just be a bit careful, I think that machine has a pair of fastenings
hidden under the edge of the wireless card that have to be removed
before the case will separate.
Good Luck.
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
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