Monday, December 1, 2014

Gateway Q5WTC Laptop LED Screen Removal

Well I stepped on my laptop and cracked the screen so I took it apart to find out what type of screen, so I can order one.  I searched to see if there was any videos are anything to help show the removal process, but couldn't find anything.  So this may help a lot of you guys.

Step 1.  Remove the battery from the back of the laptop
Step 2.  Then remove the cover over the hard drive in the back if the laptop, which is two screws, then pop the cover off.
Step3.  There's a small cover near the battery port, that is held in with one screw, remove the screw and pop that cover off.
Step 4.  Next you want to take all the screws out of the back of the laptop, everyone of then, including the ones in the battery port and under the hard drive cover.
Step 5.  Once you have done that, the top cover that includes the keyboard and the touch pad will come off, take a small pry tool and pry apart,  WHILE YOU ARE DOING THIS WATCH OUT BECAUSE THE KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD WILL STILL BE CONNECTED.  TO DISCONNECT THEM JUST PULL PLUGS FROM THE SOCKETS. The top cover should come completely off.
Step 6.  Next step is to remove 4 screw, where I have circled on this picture and remove the connections I have circled.
Step 7.  Will be to turn the laptop over to the backside and undo the white and black wires, that were under the hard drive cover.
Step 8/  Now look at the hinges that hold the screen onto the base of the laptop and pull through the black and white wires because they run into the screen.
Step 9.  Remove screws from the hinges, should 2 on right side and 3 on left side, and the screen should come apart from the base.
Step 10.  At the bottom of the screen, there are 2 screw on each side under covers, you can remove the covers by digging in and trying to pull them out/
Step 11.  Now the frame around the screen will pop off, you may have to go around it slowly with a small pry tool.
Step 12.  Is to remove the 4 corner bolts holding the LED screen in, then the screen will completely remove from its shell.
 

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