How to replace broken LCD screen on Dell Inspiron 1420
My Dell Inspiron 1420 was dropped, and the LCD is broken. Every thing else is doing ok. Is broken LCD harmful for eyes? From where can I buy a screen with the lowest price, and can I replace it myself? I have basic electronic knowledge.
I don’t think that broken LCD is harmful for eyes, it’s just hard to use the laptop with a broken screen. You can easily replace the LCD screen yourself if you follow disassembly steps in this service manual for Dell Inspiron 1420 series laptop.
By the way, it is not necessary to remove the whole display assembly from the laptop. Simply remove the display bezel, disconnect the LCD screen and replace it with a new one.
You can find a new LCD screen online but I think the cheapest price will be here.
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:52 am
Nice job on the Inspiron LCD replacement instructions.
My son called and said someone stepped on his laptop and now the LCD has a crack in it and the screen is faint. Should I be changing out the inverter too?
Do you have instructions for the HP DV1622?
Thanks
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 am
Vic,
Most likely the screen is faint because the backlight lamp is broken. First, I would try replacing the LCD screen without replacing the inverter.
Unfortunately, HP doesn’t provide instructions for dismantling display panels but it shouldn’t be much different from other brands such as Dell and Toshiba.
Read through these posts and you’ll get the idea.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
How can I go to the BIOS of my Compaq Presario 2100 laptop and program it to recognize an external VGA monitor to use it as a desktop if the LCD is broken and already dissembled. When I connect an external VGA monitor the monitor doesn’t recognize it, and when I install that same monitor using a S-Video cable, the laptop powers off. HELP
December 11th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
hello,i have an acer 5315-2700……the lcd got busted on it and im wondering if i can run an external monitor.the laptop has no display on the screen,it was shattered.
December 27th, 2008 at 6:09 am
I have an asus notebook with a broken screen. Would it be possible to fix that because it costs to much if i let asus do it.
June 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Hello,
I have a Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop and, over time, the hinge on the left side of my computer that is connecting the screen to the base seems to have broken. Initially, the left hinge simply did not move at all, causing the pannel that encases the power, volume/start stop buttons and speakers to pop off. Eventually, out of frustration I decided to break off the part of the hinge that caused problems. Not a good decision; the screen slides around on top of the base when closed now. Where could I buy a replacement screen, complete with hinges, at? Is this even possible? If so, instructions how to actually replace the screen would be great.
Thanks!
July 4th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
hi, i have a dell inspiron 6000, the screen went black so I bought a replacement inverter, tested it still not working so I also bought a dell inspiron 6400 scre, however after installing it it only lights up with a bright light blue colour and a black verticle line about 3/4 inch thick through the center. Did I make a mistake by getting the inspiron 6400 screen rather than the 6000, as their specs are exactly the same.
Thanks for your help.
July 30th, 2009 at 10:11 am
i dropped my acer aspire one laptop off my bed and the screen is completely broken, it looks like a bunch of cracks and ink. so i connected it to a different screen and it only works on safe mode. is there anyway i can make it work on normal mode?
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Hi I hav e Vivienne Tam HP min and the screen colors are inverted, Aslo the screen dims and flickers when I remove the pwoer cable. Plea help!!
September 4th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
what mean of lcd and lcd srceen??? my lcd sceen has some strange line which has some colour.so if i want to repair, whole lcd change or just lcd screen will be change???
October 29th, 2009 at 10:27 am
where can i get that gray plastic for monitor show in the picture above?
thx
March 14th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
hi,my laptop dropped on few days ago.after the incident,my laptop screen goes black without any brightness but system still runing well.The screen still can function just without any brightness.any suggestion?Izit 100% sure that is the inverter problem?
November 29th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Great information. I was removing the LCD to my Inspiron 1420 and I broke the cable that goes to the web cam. does any one know what the part number or if i can get a replacement.
October 15th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Hi, i have similar problem.
i have stepped on my computer recently by accident
and now it has many long and short cracks all over the screen
and i understand this can be fixed by just replacing the screen?
But with cracks, i also have green and black lines around my screen…..
will these black and green lines go away as well if i replace the screen????
i would really not like to replace my entire laptop..
screen itself coasts so much…
so please help me!!!
Thank You!
Jay
P.S. i have dell inspiron N4010… do u happen to know how i can check what kind of screen i have?
October 16th, 2011 at 7:14 am
@ Jay,
Yes, I think replacing the screen should fix the problem.
I published your question and some suggestions here: Replacing screen on Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop.
December 10th, 2011 at 6:56 am
hello
i have dell inspiron 1420…i was using the laptop & all of sudden screen went whole white with some coloured spots.. i went to my technician…he recommended to change the lcd..so i did…but after change i m facing problem in brightness adjustment by fn key…it is just getting changed in 2 modes & both up n down working ..i press up it brights again press up it dulls….same with down key..please guide me shall i replace my invertor or some other problem ..please help me
thanks in advance