How to Replace the LCD Inverter in a ACER Aspire 5050

In this post I explain how to remove and replace a new LCD Inverter in a ACER Aspire 5050 laptop. Most likely this guide will work for many other Dell laptops.

All liquid crystal displays (LCD) on laptops use a component known as an inverter board to properly display images on the screen. When an inverter board suffers a mechanical failure or is damaged through a power surge your ACER Aspire 5050 LCD screen will simply stop displaying images. If you don't want to buy a new laptop or take the computer to a repair shop you can replace the board on your own. To replace an inverter board on a ACER Aspire 5050you will need to first remove several other components that hide the board.

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Shut down the laptop's operating system. Close the top LCD display lid and remove any cables connected to the ACER Aspire 5050. Touch a metal object that is connected to the floor to remove the static electricity in your body.Flip the laptop over so that the bottom half is facing towards you. Press the battery latch at the right side of the case to unlock the battery. Pull the battery out of the ACER Aspire 5050.

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Turn the laptop back over. Open the top LCD display lid all of the way so that the entire laptop is laying out flat.Push a flat plastic object such as a guitar pick underneath the right side of the plastic bezel, which is located above the keyboard. Wiggle the pick until the bezel pops off the case. Remove the bezel and set it aside.

Remove the two screws at the top of the keyboard. Disconnect the cable running from the keyboard to the motherboard. Lift the keyboard off the ACER Aspire 5050.Pull out the six rubber bumpers located along the edges of the LCD display's plastic bezel. Remove the six screws located underneath the bumpers. Pull the plastic bezel carefully off the LCD display.Remove the screw holding the inverter board to the bottom edge of the LCD display. Disconnect the cables running from the inverter board to the ports on the motherboard.Set the new inverter board onto the open slot on the ACER Aspire 5050. Attach its screw and the motherboard cables. Push the plastic bezel back onto the LCD display and reconnect the screws and rubber bumpers.

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Reconnect the keyboard to the motherboard and reattach the two screws. Push the plastic bezel into place above the keyboard. Put the battery back into the ACER Aspire 5050. Press the power button on the laptop. Let the ACER Aspire 5050 computer fully load its operating system to ensure that the images on the screen are displaying properly.

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