Thus, what you would need to start the process of replacing a screen is a Philips screwdriver, a LCD laptop screen, and the cracked laptop of course. If not an owner of Philip screwdriver, you can find a Philips screwdriver at local appliances retailers like Home Depot, Lowes, or even Walmart. Moreover, the most important part of this process is grasping the right size LCD laptop screen. You can find that particular item on Ebay or Amazon for around 50-80 dollars as stated before. It is important to realize that you research the right LCD laptop screen that accommodates to the screen size of your personal laptop. If unable to come to a decisive decision on what is the right screen, you can determine the size the LCD screen of your laptop by measuring the laptop screen diagonally or by looking at the cover of the package the laptop came in. Before the process start, keep in mind that are numerus models for laptops so you may have to take an extra step when replacing the screen. To put it brief, the tools and items used for this procedure are a necessity to successfully replace your screen of your …show more content…
Firstly, turn off the laptop if not done so and remove the battery from it. This is always the first step for attempting any process concerning taking apart a laptop for safety concerns. By not doing so, the computer could still be active and electrocute you if attempting to disassemble its parts. The second step is to ply open the screen cover. Try not to brutally force it off, but do not be scared to put a little elbow grease into it. Take your time for this procedure since it is essential to make sure that you do not damage the screen cover. Some computer models, notably HP laptops, may have screen covers that are connected with frontal screws, so unscrew the screws with the Philips screw driver and then ply open the screen cover. Now that the laptop screen cover is off. You may see four ports around the LCD screen. Unscrew all the screws at each of the ports with the Philips screwdriver. In addition, there are screws on the side of the laptop screen to make it steady, so carefully unscrew them and put them to the side. Make sure you keep up with the screws and remember where each of the screws goes. Now carefully unhook the connecting strip from the LCD screen. If confused on what the connecting strip looks likes, it is the strip that is connected to the back of the LCD screen. Lastly, replace the cracked LCD screen with the new LCD screen and