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Start by ordering a screen from www.laptopscreens.com
REMOVE THE BATTERY (I forgot to do this til later)
This specific Acer TimelineX screen has no screws holding the bezel on
Gently pry the top of the bezel off using fingers on inside
Use a medium sized phillips (*star) screwdriver to detach the LCD screen from the backplate
Start at the bottom and hold the backplate (or open the screen all the way to the table)
while removing the last top screws
Detach the webcam and microphone from pegs on backplate by removing the tape and unpegging
them
(Taking the battery out because I forgot to do it at the start)
Untape the webcam and mic wires from back of LCD
Gently remove tape around LCD video connection, being careful not to bend anything.
The video connection is a male-female type connection (the plug inserts into the screen)
from the bottom-up
Unscrew old LCD from frame
Keep 4 short side screws seperate from 6 longer front screws
Find a recycler for your old screen
Untape the screen protector at this point (I forgot til later)
Re-attach the 4 side screws
Re-attach video cable (it may not actually click, but it should settle into place snuggly)
Re-tape mic and webcam wires to back of screen, re-attach mic and webcam to backplate
Reattach screen-frame to backplate
Use the battery to prop the keyboard up and get the screen flat on the table
Make sure wires are nicely arranged and not pinched
Removing the screen protector because I forgot to do it earlier
Open the screen nice and far in order to get the bezel back on
There's a little magnet inside the bezel that might come loose - mine was ok this time
Reinsert your battery
Test the screen