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Samsung NC10 Netbook: How to access display panel and cable

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The NC10 seems to have a frequent problem which causes the screen to become all white (or another single color). Forum reports say that moving the display cable around can fix this problem – at least temporary. This video shows how to disassemble the lid, reach LCD panel and the cable, and then how to get everything back together again. Amazingly, this really made the white screen problem go away even nothing was really repaired. First successful cable massage I’ve ever seen :-) Update: The problem was completely gone for 6 weeks, then started to reappear. Currently I’m working around it by squeezing the back of the lower right corner of the screen until it goes away again. To fix this permanently you’d probably have to replace the cable, which is difficult because: – you’d have to find a replacement cable (anyone know of a source?) – you’d have to get the new cable through the hinge – you’d have to connect it at both ends, so you’d have to disassemble not only the panel part, but also the keyboard part of your device.

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realsoccerdude123 said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:11 am

@hejkumkejkum2 I am geting flickering ,white screen for N120 Netbook.Will adjusting the cable temporarily solve the issue?

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carr87500 said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:13 am

@hejkumkejkum2 Maybe…but the thing was badly built in the first place for this to happen. My NC10 is working again now after watching this vid. At worst it’s back to the original state where it fails anyway after so many hours of use.

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CactuzZzZzZzZ said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:31 am

Many thanks to this tutorial!

It worked very well on my nc10…

I just had a working screen when i opened the display to the highest angle…

This tutorial fixed the problem really easy without any problems.

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saturn118 said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:59 am

Thanks. I word of advice, don’t close the laptop once you’ve removed the monitor. It’s a bitch to correct.

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timchill said in September 9th, 2011 at 9:08 am

Great video thanks! I am going to try this tonight but have bought the new cable from Ebay for about £15. Hopefully will work with these instructions, thanks!

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cc5521 said in September 9th, 2011 at 9:24 am

Just followed your video and now my netbook is working better than it has done for (literally) months! I fiddled with the cable and then used a piece of electrical tape to hold the cable up out the way of the screen frame when closing it. No problem, all done and tidied away within 10 mins. Brilliant! Just saved 75 quid! Cheers.

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thesuzystretch said in September 9th, 2011 at 10:09 am

brilliant! this has solved the problem that has been killing me for months!

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thesuzystretch said in September 9th, 2011 at 10:49 am

brilliant! your video helped me fix this problem that’s been killing me for a year!

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wobblefluff said in September 9th, 2011 at 11:35 am

After watching your (excellent) video and before doing any dismantling, I tried simply squeezing the display all along the bottom edge with the idea of re-seating the ribbon cable. It has worked! (But for how long?). The tiny electrical arc noise someone else here mentioned (short circuit sound) has disappeared and my display is stable with no white screen.
It might be a good idea to try squeezing before you dismantle your NC10. It has worked for me (so far).
Thanks, you’ve helped NC10 owners.

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neilmarr said in September 9th, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Following the video carefully solved a problem that’s been driving me potty for over a year. And if a techno-dummy like me can do it, anyone can..

My biggest problem was removing the screws. They had been machine-tightened and it took an age.

When everything was in pieces, I noticed that the original tape holding what appearedto be the main cable was loose. A wee strip of selotapetape seems to have done the trick.

Everything’s back together now and working like new. Many, many thanks. Neil

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slackjaw740 said in September 9th, 2011 at 1:02 pm

I’ve been performing this repair on my girlfriend’s N120 a few times now (I think this will be the third time in 8 months or so. Has anybody figured out a permanent fix? It’s easy enough to do and it does hold up for a few months each time but it’s still annoying.

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loulud said in September 9th, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Great repair! £160 quote from local IT guys but by following this video carefully i solved it. Absolutely perfect. You legend!

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diefotoman said in September 9th, 2011 at 2:44 pm

This worked perfectly. Thank you very much for the detailed video.

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ZMBass said in September 9th, 2011 at 3:37 pm

This fixed the white screen problem on my out of warranty NC10 :)
Like Universalspezialist, once I’d dismantled it, the problem went away, and I couldn’t make the white screen reappear, even by fiddling with the cable.

For info, a few 2-5mm fragments of black plastic appeared on my towel, but it all fitted together fine. I guess they were edges left over from a less than perfect plastic moulding during manufacture? Perhaps part of problem? I don’t know.

Anyway – Many, many thanks :)

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djpibody said in September 9th, 2011 at 3:57 pm

i tried this when it happened first time. i could even hear the noise of short circuit,i tried to stick it and that worked for about two month,but after that the problems started come over again. so now i decided to buy new cable(i found they cost only 8 pounds on ebay now).I hope this will help for longer time.

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willhamion said in September 9th, 2011 at 4:12 pm

Thank you so much for this. saw all the forum posts all quoating outnumberd on how he fixed it, but i wasn’t really sure. now i feel confident to give this a try :P

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Jurijgud said in September 9th, 2011 at 4:39 pm

Just did this today. It works. Before I repaired it, the only way I could get rid of the white screen was to push the monitor all the way back, and even that didn’t work every time.

I really hope that this fix will last for a long time! I just hate that white screen of death, and I love my NC10.

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interndoc said in September 9th, 2011 at 5:38 pm

wow…I tried it..and it worked…this is crazy…thanks

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Robsters85 said in September 9th, 2011 at 6:16 pm

i’ve had this annoying problem since summer last year and pc world quoted me £229 to repair it!! I did this today following your video!! thank you so much! really easy, if anyone has the same problem give this a go! just make sure you put the brightness up to the max so you know you’ve fixed the problem.

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mackoconnell said in September 9th, 2011 at 6:54 pm

Much appreciated, friend.

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Menzies777 said in September 9th, 2011 at 7:32 pm

I have never tried any repair on a computer before – this was a first! Even easier than the video as I did not have the sticky pads to cut loose. Make sure you take off the battery – I forgot and realised half way through. Thanks for this – brilliant!

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Menzies777 said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:08 pm

I have never tried any repair on a computer before – this was a first! Even easier than the video as I did not have the sticky pads to cut loose. Make sure you take off the battery – I forgot and realised half way through. Thanks for this – brilliant!

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sianandjohn said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:42 pm

thanks very much – it was much easier than i thought it would be – only took about 15 minutes and like another poster earlier, I am now an ‘amazing dad’!

many thanks

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d821010 said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:52 pm

Thanks, you just help me save 75 pounds.

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mbtoomey said in September 9th, 2011 at 8:56 pm

Thanks for the video, it has been a great help.

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