Laptop screen

Sorry if I've posted in the wrong place.

My sons laptop lcd screen broke when he dropped it!!!!

Now my daughters is broke 'cos she stood on it!!!!

I've done simple repairs before but I thought I'd ask advice,

Should I pay someone to fix them or do it myself?

Is it easy?

How much should it cost per laptop?

Thanks

 

Maybe this will help you they even have tutorials how to replace them.

http://www.laptopscreen.com/

 

You should be able to find teardown/dis-assembly documents for your laptop from the manufacturer, which would then make it a case of finding a replacement part (you'd have to locate this, either on manufacturer documentation or on the part itself) and replacing it. Generally you can take most electronics apart with easily obtainable tools - ie crosshead, flat and torx screwdrivers and a craft knife/credit card/opening tool of some description.

 

Thanks

 

Thanks ddp

I'm in the UK so I'll look for another site and have a go at replacing the screens myself.

Any help appreciated

 

Post the laptop models here.

 

Thanks ripper

Toshiba satellite c650d/115

Dell inspiron M5040 5040-6268

The Dell one might be under guarantee but I got it from Bestbuy uk which has ceased.

Thanks

 

Doesn't matter, it should have come with 1 year manufacturer warranty that Dell will oblige anyway, so worth looking in to if that applies to you.

 

Here are instructions for both your models, they were pretty easy to find.

Toshiba:
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-C650-C655/remove-replace-screen.htm

Dell:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insN5040/en/sm/display.htm#wp1109848

Looks like ebay is your best/cheapest bet for a replacement LCD, but I'm not going to link a particular one.

 

Thanks very much ripper.

I'll check it out tomorrow.