THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ** Harp to get the ball rolling! It worked and wasnt that hard to replace at all!!!!
So i found this on slot tech forum....
I followed this and it was easy. My only hang up was getting confused with the TABS to take apart the layers. Like a dummy I was try to remove all the tab at once. Some are for the top layer and some were for the middle layer...lol
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Other than that it was easy.
Here is the post on slot tech forum....
You have to be careful and it's best to wear gloves when handling LCD panels or fingerprints can cause hot spots and degradation and do about the same thing.
After taking the back off, I take the 4 screws out of the rack of fans and move it out of the way to unplug the touch screen cable and temporarily put it back into place with one screw,
flip it over, take out the 4 small side screws and remove the top with the touch screen and set it aside.
Then unplug the the 2 cables from the panels, remove the 3 screws holding the board and unsnap the plastic frame for the top panel all the way around and carefully set it in a safe place. You can't fold the board towards the top and tape it down because of the prongs on the plastic piece so you just have to let it dangle and not stress or jar it too much.
After the top panel is out of the way, remove the bracket that the ribbon cable board was screwed into so you can get down to the board for the rear panel and unscrew it.
The next layer is just a sheet of glass in a frame that lifts right off and you're down to the panel. I find it easier to remove the bad panel if I unsnap its frame too and go along the edge from the bottom side to get the panel loose from the gasket. I use a thin guitar pick but anything could be used, even a razor blade because the panel is junk anyway so don't worry about damaging it.
Once the junk panel is removed from the frame, snap it back onto the monitor.
The next step is to carefully disassemble the new panel from China to get the inner panel piece out to set back on the frame.
On the new panel, take out 3 screws holding the metal cover over the board and take off the cover. I use a small piece of tape to hold the board in place after removing the cover so it doesn't flop around.
Then I unsnap the outer metal frame, top side (opposite end as the board) and both sides and lift the panel out of the bottom side as to not hit or damage the ribbons.
Then carefully flop the board over and tape it to the front of the panel with some masking or painter's tape, something that comes off easily or won't leave residue.
Carefully work something under the panel to get it unstuck from the gasket, carefully lift it off, and set it onto the frame on the monitor. Remove the tape, screw the board down, and reassemble in the reverse order. (bracket, inner glass/frame, top panel, etc.) If you do get a little tape residue on the panel, alcohol on a soft cloth will clean it up.
It's not that difficult, just a little time consuming and goes well if you're careful and take your time.