In this guide I explain how to take apart the display panel and replace the inverter board in HP Compaq 8510p and 8510w notebooks.

The inverter board located inside the display panel below the LCD panel.

The inverter works as a power supply for the backlight lamp inside the LCD.

When inverter fails, the LCD goes dark. The image is still on the screen but you can barely see it.

OK, let’s start taking it apart.

STEP 1.

There are two rubber covers in the lower left and right corners of the display bezel.

You can remove these covers with a sharp object.

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In this guide I will disassemble a HP Compaq 8510p notebook PC and remove all main parts.

According to the HP specifications, my disassembly guide should work for a HP Compaq 8510w mobile workstation.

If it works for any other model, I would appreciate if you mention the model name in the following comments.

Before you start, you should turn off the notebook and unplug the power adapter.

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In this guide I’ll be replacing failed LCD screen on a HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop.

In my case the lower 2/3 of the screen has become garbled . An external monitor displays image properly.

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In this guide I explain how to take apart a HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop.

I will show how to remove the memory modules, hard drive, wireless card, CD/DVD optical drive and keyboard.

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In the following guide I explain how to remove and replace the keyboard on a Compaq Presario 2580US laptop.

Also, you can use this guide for replacing the memory modules and hard drive.

The replacement procedure is relatively simple and you can easily do it yourself at home. Proceed on your own risk!

Compaq Presario 2580US is similar to many other HP/Compaq models. The disassembly procedure should be the same (or almost the same) for the following models:

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