Do you have any suggestions or advice before i attempt this? i have looked at steps in taking apart a laptop and im really good at step by step instructions on putting things together. so thought maybe i could this as well. but not sure if its ok to leave it set up or any special tips anyone would have. Thanks again!
In my experience LCD display technology is amazing. But also extremely fragile. if you break a connection, especially the cable going to the display glass/panel you'll be SOL. the wires in that display are so fine they're invisible. I recommend taking extreme care with the cables running to and connecting to the monitor, as well as any circuitry, none of it was intended to be load-bearing, one wrong move and it could snap, crack, rip or otherwise result in irreparable damage.
Being grounded is important too, when working with any kind of electronic make sure you're grounded.
Likewise, make sure the device is fully discharged before proceeding, even though most laptop displays don't have big power caps in the circuitry you can still get a bad shock from a capacitor, as well as fry something. Turn off, unplug, remove battery, press the power button to release any stored energy, ground yourself, then begin work.
laptops tend to have many tiny screws and stuff. I recommend painting the threads with a bit of wax marker to make sure when you re-assemble, all the screws goes in the right holes. you can color code by length. Some of the screws are hidden under rubber feet, others are screws hidden behind parts you need to remove the screws for first. if a part isn't coming off, don't force it!
typically with most laptops you'll be dealing with a CCD-type back light. CCD technology is much like a florescent tube. it has a ballast/driver circuit that like in FL tube lamps, can go bad. if the driver is bad you'll need to fix that too. same for the CCD tube, like a FL tube lamp the ends will become blackish when they're burned out. unlike FL tubes these CCD tubes are amazingly bendy. But they're made of glass. They do contain mercury, so don't break them.
You may need a tweezers/forceps, there's so many small parts that people with big stubby fingers have alot of trouble gripping anything.
sometimes the CCD/Driver assembly is fubar, you may need to admit defeat when that happens. you can look into an LED backlight alternative (but will need to work out the power supply issue) or just buy a new laptop. usually repairs like this by a pro costs more than it is to buy a new laptop.
