Replacing Dell Vostro 3450 LCD Cable

My Laptop has a black screen when I move it and was wondering if there's a video of how to replace the cable.. There's videos of the other versions but not this one. I just wanna see how it's done. Or are all LCD cable replacing the same on every Laptop? External monitor works fine.

 

Pretty much, yeah. The display bezel's clipped on, and might have anything between none and four screws.

The laptop body itself, a whole bunch of screws. Might help if you make a little "screw map" on a piece of paper (but you'll need two, because a handful of screws are bound to be under the keyboard).

 

Does this help?

Regarding the screws, I usually use a few small bowls/shot glasses/dixie cups to hold the screws. These can be lined up in the order they come out of the notebook (so it's easier to reverse the process when assembling), and each cup can hold screws of a different length. Post its can be used to label each with the component they are related to (or the "screw map").

 

Is the LVDS cable under Display Assembly the one I need to replace with the new LCD cable? I brought the new LCD cable from ebay and will be coming in the mail.

 

It connects to the back of the display, so it's between that and the outside lid, so... Of course.

 

Unfortunately I'm stuck. There's a screw that turns but won't come out. It's the one under "Removing The Display Panel" the top picture of page 57. The screw on the left is the one that I'm stuck on.

Edit: Well that was odd. After I put everything back and turned on the Laptop the screen is working fine. It looks like all I needed to do was disconnect the cable and reconnect it.