LCD Bubbling on my 5793 | NotebookReview

tinytop69 Notebook Evangelist

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i was among the first to get the 5793 when it first started shipping. from then until now ive noticed an increased amount of bubbles coming up in my LCD. only way i can describe it is like when u put a protective screen on something, you trap air bubbles in it. it looks alot like that.

the bubbles have gotten so bad that they are almost covering my whole screen and are about half inch distance away from eachother.

are there any fixes other than sending it back, is there a protective covering im not seeing? and has this happend to anyone else?

ill try to post pictures later if i can

EDIT: i got the matte screen

tinytop69, May 26, 2008

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Doodles Starving Student

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u got the matte screen. Which, i believe for both the 9260 and yours is just the glossy screen with a protective coating to stop glare... so yes, look for the edges of a protective coating

Doodles, May 26, 2008

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hmm if anyone can confirm this it would be nice. i have looked around and if there is a protective screen there, they put it on really really good xD

tinytop69, May 26, 2008

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Doodles Starving Student

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well yea, they put it on good cuz its "Supposed" to actually be a MATTE screen, so your not even supposed to know the film is there.. What, You dont trust mE?!? you need a confirmation?!! im INSULTED! lol jk
i mean, i hope someone can confirm for me... i think im rite
plus, if you think about, where else could the bubbles come from, they cant come from inside the LCD itself....

Doodles, May 27, 2008

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tinytop69 Notebook Evangelist

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i think ill suffer with it for now, dun really wana risk the only thing i got to do college w/. thanx for the info =]

tinytop69, May 27, 2008

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i cant believe no one is replying to this thread... alotta ppl have the 5793 too!

Doodles, May 27, 2008

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If there is any protective foil over the screen, they probably placed the screen rim over the edges, so you will never be able to see it unless you remove the screen rim..

ralphfx, May 27, 2008

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^^^ yep you can take the bezel off and see whats up... the rubber thingys around the bezel have screws under them take her apart and peel that crap off; z has an excellent how to below, from his lcd replacement testing thread:

zfactor said: ↑

just fyi:

that start with open the laptop up.. place towels or other over any exposed plastic including the keyboard and i slid one under the lcd plastic trim through the back just to protect that as well.

i use a small plastic pry tool then to remove the rubber bumpers 4 on top and 3 on the bottom. these are held on with double sided tape. fyi so far all 3 times i removed them from my system and once from a friends i had to apply new paper thin double sided tape to them which i have a roll of. i use 3m "white" since you cant see it once they are placed back in and imo the white is stronger than the clear.

now use a #1 screwdriver to gently remove the 7 silver screws around the display.

slide either a plastic pry tool or i also was able to use my finger nail on my thumb.. between the 2 halves of the lcd trim piece and lid. start at the very bottom near the hinge if you feel it with your finger you will feel that the lid side is slightly raised compared to the inside trim. using your finger nail pull the inside trim GENTLY toward you. it will pop out on that corner. now using your finger nail start sliding around the trim. pop each spot one at a time and GO SLOWLY.. if it will not pop out as you go get a plastic pen cap and use that to gently slide and pry at the same time this will not cause damage.

once you have removed the inside trim place it aside where it will not get scratched.

there are a total of only 6 small screws that hold the lcd in place. 3 on each side. unscrew those and place aside. there is also a single screw holding the inverter board in place. this need to be removed also. gently pull the inverter board off the single post holding it in place. now gently pull the lcd out of the side brackets toward you. be very gentle. once its out (it may take a bit of works at first to start it) lay it and the inverter down over the towels you place over the keyboard.

if you are just doing a lcd swap at this point unplug the lcd plug the new one in and replace in reverse order. if you are replacing the lid for any reason read on.

there are 2 long metal brackets. the bottom one has 3 screws the top one 4. remove the screws one bracket at a time while holding them with the other hand or they will fall onto the back of the lcd.. they should not do damage but better safe than sorry. place them aside.

there are now 3 small brackets with 2 screws each. they are the antenna wires for the wifi card. you will notice the tape holding those wires in place. remove the brackets one at a time. now gently remove the tape and place aside. do this for all three.

the last part is the camera. there are no screws holding that it is just tape. it has double sided tape holdit only to the metal foil on the inside of the lid, be VERY CAREFUL as this circuit board is very thin and imo fragile. the cam wires are also taped in 2 spots. remove as before and place the tape aside unless using new tape.

you now should have the lid in your hands.

replacement is the revers of this order.

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bigjohnsonforever, May 27, 2008

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