Acer E1-531-2697 Screen Flickering Problem!!

ricoh15
ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

Ok so my acer laptop started flickering.

Everytime i move the screen back and fourth it flickers.

Sometimes i can get it in the spot were it will stay on for a few minutes.

 

Now i cant get the screen to stay on it just flickers.

I heard that my laptop does not have an inverter cable in the screen but im not sure about that.

This laptop is out of warranty. Can somebody tell me what needs to be replaced?

 

 

Answers

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    can be a loose video cable in the back of LCD panel or from the motherboard.

     

    you can google to find some infos on how to open your laptop:

    e1-531 fan cleaning

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    Fan cleaning? What..

     

    Im watching a How to  Replace the screen on my E1-531 but were is the back of the lcd panel?

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    fan cleaning are just a reference to find a video on how to open your laptop. Smiley Happy

     

    ok, your video is better, look at 7:30 you will notice the LCD back and a ribbon cable on the bottom of it, this is the cable you need to check it.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer

    Watch this video.

    France
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    ribbon cable? Is it white? I cant see in that video because the quality is horrible!

     

    This is a video with much better quality.

    Can you tell me what part of the video shows the cable?

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4j3QVxWlc&nohtml5=False

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    the one is disconnecting at 7:22

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    He isnt disconnecting a wire at 7:22 He was trying to lift up something.

     

    Can you please tell me the correct part for the wire so i can see? Is it the white wire going all around the screen?!

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    man...really?

    from 7:22 he's taking off the tape that fix the cable you need to have a look to, at 7:43 he disconnect the video cable.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    I got to the back of the screen, I undid the video card thing and i stuck it back in and i have the same problem. Any other suggestions?

     

  • laurent_14
    laurent_14 ACE Posts: 10,018 Trailblazer

    Hello,

     

    You have to replace the LCD panel (the inverter is defective). Here is a compatible part (yours is glossy).

    France
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    Are you sure? So basically your telling me that the symptoms only point to a faulty inverter?

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer
    You can try an external monitor, if this doesn't flicker, it's an issue on the integrated monitor.
    If the cable is ok...you don't have much more things to fix.
    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User

    So this will tell me if the cable is ok?

     

    How do i do this?, all i have is another laptop

     

    Is the integrated monitor the laptop that im having problems with it?

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer
    On your laptop you have 3 things to check to fix your issue:
    VGA
    Video cable
    Monitor

    Connecting to an external monitor and seeing no flickerin, this will exclude a VGA issue.

    Disconnecting, reseating and moving the video cable will help you understand if there are issues on it, still flickering? Cable probably is not the culprit.

    So only the laptop monitor inverter or LCD panel will remain.
    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • ricoh15
    ricoh15 Member Posts: 8 New User