Dell Inspiron M5040, M5050, M5110, N5040, N5050, N5110 Laptop Screen Replacement

In this tutorial you will learn how to disassemble and replace cracked laptop screen Dell Inspiron M5040, M5050, M5110, N5040, N5050, N5110 Laptop Notebooks. You can also use this instruction to fit a new screen if you have noticed your screen flickering or you can see defect lines on it. The Dell Inspiron M5040, M5050, M5110, N5040, N5050 laptop come with 15.6 inch HD WLED display monitor panel with resolution of 1366 x 768 Truelife display.

Before starting the screen replacement make sure you have the right screen to install. Pick from the links below

Dell Inspiron M5040 Laptop Screen
Dell Inspiron M5050 Laptop Screen
Dell Inspiron M5110 Laptop Screen
Dell Inspiron N5040 Laptop Screen
Dell Inspiron N5050 Laptop Screen
Dell Inspiron N5110 Laptop Screen

Broken Dell Inspiron M5040 Screen

Remove M5050 Laptop Battery

The First and important thing is to remove the laptop battery before starting the replacement.

Remove Dell Screen Bezel

Dell Inspiron M5040, M5050, M5110, N5040, N5050 and M5110 laptop mostly will not come with any screws in the bezel. All that is needed to remove the bezel is to put your finger between the screen and the plastic bezel and pull carefully until it released. Do this on all sides of the laptop.

Pull gently to remove bezel

The bezel of the Dell laptops are very fragile and pulling too hard may snap it. So the best trick is to pull firmly but not too hard.

Remove the LCD screws

By successfully removing the bezel you the internal part of the screen is now accessible. At the top two sides of the screen remove the screws holding it to the back cover and keep them safely.

On the two bottom sides there will be 2 or 3 screws. Unscrew them to free the screen arms totally from the back cover.

Place the Inspiron N5050 screen face-down

At this point the screen can now be lowered to reveal the screen cables and LED connection. This area must be handled with care.

The Dell Inspiron M5040, M5050, M5110, N5040, N5050, N5110 laptop screen will carry the manufacturer part number at the back and as Dell do not make these screens you will find part numbers belonging to Samsung, LG Philips, Chi Mei Innolux, Chunghwa or AUO AU Optronics. These are the major laptop screen panel manufacturers. Below are the manufacturer numbers you may see and you can also use these numbers to search for the right screen;

LP156WH2, LP156WH4 made by LG Philips
LTN156AT05, LTN156AT09, LTN156AT17 made by Samsung
N156B6, N156BGE-L21, made by Chi Mei Innolux
CLAA156WA11, CLAA156WA11A made by Chunghwa
B156XW02 made by AUO.

Remove Screen Side Screws

On the two sides of the screen remove all the screws holding the screen to the hinges arms and keep them safely.

Disconnect the Led cable. Note that sometimes this connection is held down by a clear tape. Raise and peel the clear tape with a flat screwdriver before disconnecting the cable.

The screen removal process is now complete. To install a new screen simply carry out the whole process backward (in reverse order).

Dell Inspiron screen replacement complete