W510 Screen Upgrade (Replacement)

[evanski]

Hi,

Im hoping you guys can help me. I just bought a refurb 510 from here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834312922

I'm hoping to upgrade the screen to the maximum resolution possible. I saw a post about it on here:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=91529

I looked around on ebay and found a bunch of screen options, but I'm having trouble figuring out exactly which ones are compatible with my laptop. I also *really* want a lenovo matte screen rather than a 3rd party one. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

[Brad]

Welcome to the forum.

You can upgrade from the stock HD+ (1600 x 900) to an FHD (1920 x 1080).

One of the Lenovo FRU part numbers is 04W1544. The manufacturer and their part number is AU Optronics B 156H01 V4.

If you can understand the workings of a screwdriver the swap can be done in 10 minutes especially if you have never done this before.

Brad

[evanski]

Awesome, thanks so much.

[Tasurinchi]

The AU Optronics B 156H01 V4 was the top of the FHD panels at that time. But it's not manufactured anymore, so pay attention where you buy that they don't offer a "compatible" panel.

[Sleepy664]

Here is a video of a LCD swap on W520. It should be the same for W510. That guy was doing it for the first time and after 11 minutes he was done with it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm5kzo4NENc

And I recommend getting new screw cover stickers from eBay so it ends up being like new again. They're like 5 USD from China.

///When you'll get the new LCD, tell us if there are some bad pixels or any other imperfections. I heard a rumor that Lenovo sourced LCDs are of a better quality, that eBay the LCDs are factory rejects or something

[emtee3511]

Brad: "You can upgrade from the stock HD+ (1600 x 900) to an FHD (1920 x 1080)."

I'm gonna give my "new" W510 a facelift
Or, at least I'm going to try to give my "new" W510 a facelift

[emtee3511]

I did it!
My 'new' W510 now has a 1920x1080 FHD-Glossy screen. I ordered from laptopscreens.com, and when I changed the screen, the back tags on the new and old both appeared to be the same LG brand. I plan on using this W510 for netflix and amazon instant videos.
One more learning step for this geek wannabe

[emeraldgirl08]

Ahem. Pics or it didn't happen.

[emtee3511]

Oh my, my, my... Tyrene, you are soooooooooooooooo untrusting... I didn't ask you for pics of your cloning project, now did I????

If you want pics, watch the youtube video referenced by Sleepy664 above -- it was all I could do not to loose the tiny screws when I replaced the screen, so I didn't tak pics. I guess it really is an extremely easy process, but it made me nervous, so it took me longer than the ten minutes sugested in this thread -- about 30 or so... but that included trying to find the one tiny screw I dropped. It was also a quick and easy process to order the screen I wanted from laptopscreens.com -- I think the guy in the video mentions his screen came from there, so I googled to make sure it had good reviews, and then jumped in.

Now back to my celebration after it was interrupted by such suspicion

[Sleepy664]

Slight OT:

If you need a glossy screen, it is possible to remove the anti-glare coating from a matte screen.

You just lay some damp paper towels over a screen for like 6-12 hours...and then the top layer can be peeled of. And voilà – a glossy screen


///I've just tried that on an old Asus A6R which won't boot...I wasn't very carefull so it got scratched in the process, but it can really be done

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1WYkb ... sp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1WYkb ... sp=sharing

...more can be found by Google.

[emeraldgirl08]

Oh my, my, my... Tyrene, you are soooooooooooooooo untrusting... I didn't ask you for pics of your cloning project, now did I????

If you want pics, watch the youtube video referenced by Sleepy664 above -- it was all I could do not to loose the tiny screws when I replaced the screen, so I didn't tak pics. I guess it really is an extremely easy process, but it made me nervous, so it took me longer than the ten minutes sugested in this thread -- about 30 or so... but that included trying to find the one tiny screw I dropped. It was also a quick and easy process to order the screen I wanted from laptopscreens.com -- I think the guy in the video mentions his screen came from there, so I googled to make sure it had good reviews, and then jumped in.

Now back to my celebration after it was interrupted by such suspicion

Pretty soon you will be able to do another swap like it is no big deal

I was just having a little jest emtee3511. No suspicious inferences intended

[emtee3511]

Well, unfortunately, my son (who just returned from Korea last night) broke the screen on his T410 in transit

So I need to figure out what screen his machine takes -- Type/Model = 2522-2AU.
It's current screen is Intel HD Graphics 15.4" 1280x800 LCD

I'm a slow learner, and I most likely I already have this info in my senior brain somewhere -- but my RAM is malfunctioning, and I can't seem to access the info

Any guidance would be appreciated...

[Sleepy664]

According to Lenovo website and Google it looks like there are these options:

1280×800 (http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product ... MIGR-74567):
FRU 42T0725: Samsung LTN141AT15
FRU 42T0729: LG LP141WX5
FRU 42T0733: AU Optronics B141EW05 V.4

Upgrade to 1440×900 (http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail. ... MIGR-74568):
FRU 42T0727: Samsung LTN141BT09
FRU 42T0731: LG LP141WP3
FRU 42T0735: AU Optronics B141PW04 V.0


(If I was looking right...)

[emtee3511]

Thanks very mcuh Sleepy664! That's the info I wanted to make sure of -- I didn't want to order and find out I'd misunderstood what I needed. I think my son might like glossy, but not sure if I can find one.

Now to start my screen search