[SOLVED] HP Spectre x360 Needs New Display

[Appletax]

Solution: bought one on eBay.


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HP Spectre x360 15-df0023dx

Serial: 5CD9268SY9

C/S: an unknown vandal destroyed his screen.



I have never replaced this type of screen - it requires a heat gun and prying to pull it out - not sure if it requires double-sided tape to keep it in place.

Cannot find the panel itself. Can only find the whole display assembly (much more $, way easier).

What to do?

 

[Porthos]

Can only find the whole display assembly (much more $, way easier).

That is how you should do it. It is also the reason I do not do them. No one really wants to pay the price.

 

[Appletax]

That is how you should do it. It is also the reason I do not do them. No one really wants to pay the price.

I should replace the entire assembly instead of replacing the LCD?

I can't find an LCD (maybe someone else can) so I guess that is not even an option.

This computer has very nice specs so perhaps he will pay. It was not a cheap laptop.

 

[Porthos]

This computer has very nice specs so perhaps he will pay. It was not a cheap laptop.

I own one, not by choice (long story) and I could not even get my clientele to spend the $920 I paid for it to sell it.
Nice I7 512 gig NVME and 16 gig ram.

 

[Porthos]

If you ever need a new keyboard, after removing everything inside there are 30ish screws to remove just the keyboard.

 

[Larry Sabo]

I should replace the entire assembly instead of replacing the LCD?

I had one for a screen replacement but there was no way to remove the screen without damaging/destroying the glass cover (which I accidentally did). Lucky for me, the customer was sanguine about it and decided to just use it as a back-up PC with an external monitor. Decided never to try that again -- it's whole assemby swap or I'm not touching it.

 

[Appletax]

I had one for a screen replacement but there was no way to remove the screen without damaging/destroying the glass cover (which I accidentally did). Lucky for me, the customer was sanguine about it and decided to just use it as a back-up PC with an external monitor. Decided never to try that again -- it's whole assemby swap or I'm not touching it.

I watched a YouTube vid of a guy replacing the screen. The screen was one unit with LCD and glass. So, it'd be OK to break the glass on the old screen.

 

[britechguy]

What to do?

The display assembly.

These "glued in" screens can be removed with relative ease from small devices, like smartphones, with sufficient practice in learning to control the heat gun, not burn yourself, and not torch the device, either. But for large format trying to get even heat distribution for gentle prying out is significantly more challenging. I would imagine anyone that does this would have a dedicated oven that would allow sufficient heating, without melting, to allow the screen to come out of the paper thin housing.

Don't even think of touching a screen removal for this type if you don't have any idea of what it involves.

 

[britechguy]

So, it'd be OK to break the glass on the old screen.

Oh, that's absolutely true. It's already broken badly.

But the finesse necessary not to break the lid into which it's glued is another story entirely, and if you were to do so you're back to needing a whole assembly and having a useless replacement screen (which may, or may not, be returnable).

 

[frase]

Use tape on the screen, will stop the glass shards from going everywhere. There are heat pads, used to warm and loosen glue from panels.

iOpener Instructions

The iOpener is an insulated, heat-retaining bag that can be heated in a microwave and used to transfer heat to the adhesive along the edge of an...

www.ifixit.com

 

[Appletax]

Use tape on the screen, will stop the glass shards from going everywhere. There are heat pads, used to warm and loosen glue from panels.

iOpener Instructions

The iOpener is an insulated, heat-retaining bag that can be heated in a microwave and used to transfer heat to the adhesive along the edge of an...

www.ifixit.com

I have the iOpener

 

[Porthos]

I have the iOpener

Hope you only have an eye-opening experience and not a wallet opening one. Good luck

I would hate for you to have to change your user name to x360 tax.

 

[SlickMinnow]

HP Spectre x360 15-df0023dx

Serial: 5CD9268SY9

C/S: an unknown vandal destroyed his screen.

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I have never replaced this type of screen - it requires a heat gun and prying to pull it out - not sure if it requires double-sided tape to keep it in place.

Cannot find the panel itself. Can only find the whole display assembly (much more $, way easier).

What to do?

Great little machines, but much like the MS Surface... disposable should anything go wrong or bad. Sorta breaks my heart to say that, and I'm known for taking way too much time to fix rather than replace (and charge way too little to do so). Best of luck either way!

 

[nlinecomputers]

I should replace the entire assembly instead of replacing the LCD?

Yes? Even HP knows it’s too difficult to do so they don’t offer the part. Third party suppliers have broken down the assembly and offer the individual parts but unless you do several a week and are very skilled at it you are just asking for trouble as you have a good chance of f-ing it up and no certainty that the parts are genuine.

 

[frase]

I actually own one which was actually from a client- they didnt want to go ahead with repair. I got them a new laptop and I kept theirs.

I take onsite now with Windows 11 great for using Netspot, to map wifi coverage.