CIMG0837 Here is a picture of my broken LCD screen.  It happened because I left my laptop on the shoulder of the couch and let in a crazy dog.  She tore down the hall, leaped from almost literally 6 feet away, and landed on the couch.  I have hardwood floors so the couch slid back until it hit the wall.  Unfortunately my laptop obeyed the laws of physics and stayed put, then fell on the floor.

So  I searched for a new screen.  Brand new they were about $160.  I Ebayed mine and found a used one for $50 plus shipping.  I was curious if I could buy a higher resolution screen and have it work.  I was too chicken to spend the money to find out.

 

  1. The first step I took to fix my screen was just google for M6709 LCD repair or something of the like.  It worked but I found this page that had the inverters needed to run the screen.  It listed the LCD's that I could use.  I Ebayed the screens and found my deal.
  2. CIMG0840 Next step was to take out the old screen.  Under some rubber bumpers are screws.  I removed those, then started prying off the bezel.  It was a little nerve wracking since it didn't pop right off.  But they glue down the edges to the LCD. 
  3. Next there are more screws securing the LCD to the lid and the lid to the CIMG0843base.  I undid those as well and carefully flipped the screen up.  There were two connections, one near the base and one that went up the back and connected near the top.  Both are easy to pull off.  They were also taped on to prevent them from slipping off.  On the LCD there where some brackets that held and connected the LCD to the base.  I took these off the old LCD and put them back on the new one.  So far this only took me about 30 minutes and I was watching TV as well.
  4. Next was to reconnect and tape the cables.  Here is where I ran into problems.  If anyone has had this model of eMachines then I bet their hinges on the screen were cracked as well.  It merely makes the screen a little loose.  But when unscrewing the lid, I realized there were little nuts in that plastic and fell out.  This was the hardest part, putting those back on.  I held them with tweezers and screwed in the screws.  I put in the remaining screws and fired her up. 

CIMG0845Viola. My new, slightly used screen works.  If you built your own computer before you can definitely do this.  Not very hard at all.