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Old September 7th, 2005, 02:17 AM
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Cool Reply to: replace backlight on 12" g4

Have you received a response to your inquiry?
Have you attempted the repair?
If so, how'd it go?
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Old May 19th, 2008, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by xfurious_mindx View Post
but you do actually have to disassemble the lcd display, which the service manual doesn't get into and is not really a task for the faint of heart. (hint: the backlight is at the bottom of the screen, and yes, you do have to take off the tape that says "DO NOT TOUCH THE WHITE TAPE").
I realize this is an old thread, but as I'm struggling to open my LCD display and found this I thought I'd give it a go
I've got a Samsung LTN152W6-L01 and it has a label with the same warning as you describe.
However, I've been told that by removing that tape you can end up with uneven lighting, lines in the display etc. Then again I don't understand how to open it all up without removing the tape.
Can you supply some more details on how you did it?
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Old May 19th, 2008, 07:01 PM
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it's been a while...

and I don't really remember specifics, but I do remember taking off all of the tape very carefully, changing out the backlight, and putting the tape back on (also carefully). Basically, the laptop was useless without a working lcd...so it wasn't really much of a gamble to try to fix it. (Incidentally, I'm still using the laptop I fixed using this method - and no lighting weirdness). I say go for it! If you screw it up too bad you can just purchase a new lcd screen.
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