To find a new inverter board (and any other spare part too) for any IBM notebook you should use the FRU number from the part. Remove the inverter and replace it with a new one. The left side of the inverter board connects to the video cable, the right side to the backlight bulb (CCFL tube) inside the LCD screen. On most laptops you’ll find it under the display bezel below the screen.Ĭarefully lift up the FL inverter and rotate it a little bit. This location is very common for the screen inverter. Lift up the bottom part of the bezel and remove one screw securing the inverter board to the LCD cover. This notebook allows you to replace the inverter board without removing the LCD bezel completely. Insert the guitar pick between the LCD bezel and cover and carefully move it alone the side. If latches are very tight you can use a guitar pick to unlock them. Never use any sharp object during disassemble because you can accidentally damage the screen. Carefully wiggle the bezel to release plastic latches. Start removing the LCD bezel with all fingers. Remove screws seals and then remove screws. Some laptops also have screws on the side of the display.

Remove all screws and mark them somehow so you are not confused when you assemble the notebook back.

Carefully remove the seals with a sharp object and glue them on the LCD bezel, in this case you will not lose them. In this case we have 5 screw seals on the front.

On most laptops screws are hidden behind screw seals. In order to access the inverter board you’ll have to remove the LCD screen bezel. Replacing screen inverter on other notebooks like Dell, HP, Toshiba, etc… will not be much different.įirst of all, unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery. This guide will work fine for any other IBM notebook. Here’s an example of replacing the FL inverter board on an IBM ThinkPad T41 notebook. How to replace laptop backlight lamp (CCFL) How to troubleshoot and fix laptop video problems NOTE: if you cannot see an image on the screen (not even very dim image), most likely you have a different problem and there is nothing wrong with the screen inverter.

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