My Lenovo 13 screen started flickering and went completely blank. Replacing the display cable put it back to life. I followed each step and it was much easier than I initially had thought. Thank you so much!
MY laptop has this same issue. ID given up on it a few months back when I got busy with school. Great video thanks for uploading the whole process makes me feel better about trying this project!
I'm considering attempting this, as my local repair shop insisted they would have to replace the entire screen, not just the cable. Did you try? How did you get on?
Thanks for making this. Followed it to replace the cable for my wife's Yoga 15 IKB. Had to adapt slightly because the insides of the 15 are slightly different than the 13, but this was still a great help.
Nice Video , nice work , but i have to say that before screen replacement the user must always disconnect the battery first. You were lucky that the monitor or the board wasn't damaged.
Hey i got the same laptop and unfortunately my display cracked and need to be replaced. Addition to that i lost those small titanium colored plastics shown at 3:24 in your video. Can i get those too in my new screen? please reply i'm stuck.
I have the same device. The problem is that the touch only works at the bottom of the screen. The Start button and the taskbar, while at the top of the screen, the touch does not work at all. In addition, the mouse cursor moves involuntarily to the direction of the clock!! The effects of finger pressures appear on the screen animated, just as they appear in screen recording programs that show places of pressure! I was really tired. I also bought a used touch controller from eBay and did not find any difference! Do you think that LCD cable interferes with the touch control? THANK YOU.
just did this same fix for my 15ikb. it was a success! i know this because the issue persisted but at least nothing changed xD i guess that means my entire monitor is RIP. unfortunate. i think its the connector on the lcd side of the cable
I understand screen cable failure is a common problem with Lenovo laptops, and especially the Yoga touchscreen types like mine. Can you figure out the cause? Does the cable get pinched at any point while screen is rotated? Wondering whether there is a way to re-route or reinforce the cable at a pinch point to avoid recurrance.
I've recently had the flickering and line issues which tends to take place when my Yoga Slim 13" laptop starts cranking and generating heat (courtesy of 300+ tabs being open in my browser!?!). At times, it simply doesn't display, then it does when I next jump on it! I've taken it to 2 x computer repair shops and they've been lazy in their diagnosis in recommending a screen replacement. I sensed it wasn't the screen but rather the screen connector. Is this lazy diagnosis common behaviour amongst laptop repair shops? Thank you for confirming my suspicions!
@@TheNetGuySo… is it EVER the monitor which does this? I’ve asked another laptop repair centre of late and they swear that the sue requires a new monitor. They’re adamant the cable connector ever rarely wears out or comes to end of life before the monitor itself dies. Thoughts?
Hi Net Guy. I also have a 14" Yoga 730-13IKB with the screen glitches. Apparently, there are several different models for the replacement cable, depending on whether it has touch-screen or not, etc. Some have a 30 pin connector, some have a 40 pin connector. Did the model in your video have the touch screen with 1980x1080 resolution? Thanks in advance.
@@TheNetGuy Thanks for your fast response. The Amazon.com link you posted for the cable (part number DC02003GC00) has this description: "Connector type: 30-pin, only works with a NON Touch Screen". On my laptop's connector, I counted 30 pins, but the part number on that tag is different: DC02002Z800. Although, the Amazon link for your part states: "Compatible Part Numbers: DC02002Z800, DC02003GC00". Should I still buy it from your link? Please let me know. Thanks.
Can you help me ??? I do step by step like in video, but after Connect everything laptop dont want to start, i check all connections (incl fan) any sugestions ??
What charge level did the battery have when you started? Did you disconnect the battery to begin the work? Start with that, plug the adapter in and note if you see the charging light turn on at least.
The battery was more than 50% of charge level think. Ehh i forget to disconnect battery before.. It is possible that this mistake Can result a serious fault? Pls reply
It’s a good practice but not required. Any lights when you plug the charger in? Also, if you hold down the power for 20 seconds while the charger is plugged in does anything happen?
When i Connect a charger light is blinking about 1time for 3sec, and also when i press power button laptop doesn’t start but light switch on for couple seconds and dissapear
Hi! Are you able to help me with my Lenovo? It’s only 2 years old and glitches so much I can’t use it. Please let me know if you offer those services. Thank you!!
Hi! Could you at least help me find the right cable to use? I have someone that may be able to help me but he says the cable you used isn’t compatible with touch screen?
The cable used is compatible - the unit I showed is a touch screen. Visit my web site and you can contact me. Would be glad to help get you going again. TheNetGuy.com
Hi, I have the same problem on my lenovo yoga, and I think it is exactly the same, but the place where they are going to fix it wants to change the screen and the mainboard to solve the problem, but I don't know if those could be the causes of the glitching
Replacing the screen and mainboard is the same as replacing the engine and transmission in a car when the tire is flat. It’s a universal “get out of jail free” card for the shop because they don’t know. I’d recommend trying this first.
That’s a great question. I have not been able to find what you’re looking for. I had another plastic unibody Lenovo that fell, my daughters, and it’s almost impossible to fix the hinge area.
My laptop is the same Lenovo and when I start it up it has a black line flicker that goes across the screen... Is my problem the same as this one's a bad connector? And how would I know its not the screen? The touch screen is still responsive and still gets bright and its resolution is just as clear as when I bought it last year
I wish you showed us the issue before doing the replacement. I'm trying to identify someone else with the same ghosting issue with a Lenovo 730 as I have. I've inspected the cable and connections and it doesn't seem to be the culprit
@@TheNetGuy this is my issue. Apparently I've been informed it's an is sure between the Intel graphics chipset And the display and am trying the recommended fix of turning off panel refresh in the Intel control panel. You can see my issue here ruclips.net/video/eoMT8kR66xI/видео.html I have some more videos to upload so depending on if the fix works I'll upload more sample video
@@TheNetGuy You can see what my YOGA 730-15IKB is suffering from in the following forensic video I captured. ruclips.net/video/eoMT8kR66xI/видео.html It's very interesting that the windows are "translucent" through each other - like old CRT based TVs and displays would have "burn in issues" When I'm in Paint or GIMP or whatever graphics program and I fill a canvas with solid black - the windows underneath is visable through the black. If I do a screen capture WIN+S - and take the image to another display (or just view it scaled up or down) the "ghosted windows" and artifacts aren't in the captured image - so the chipset thinks its putting out a signal without artifacts - so the artifacts are being generated at some point after the chipset has rendered the display... most likely by the hardware... but I am leaning to it being an issue with the drivers / chipset / screen/display hardware communication because the artifacts are not produced in the BIOS, on the boatloader screens, or in my brief trials with linux. They can also be dismissed (often) by just putting the system to sleep and waking it... although the reappear quite often. The way that the problem progressively gets worse the more concurrent time I spend on the machine seems to tell me that something is slipping out of tolerance or I have a soft-failure of a component *shrug*
Hi sir! my laptop has a problem, the screen has horizontal black stripes which at first looks like a thin strand of hair then enlarges and turns white when the cursor or screen changes. is the solution can replace the cable or screen?
Hi my 510 141sk screen flashes on and off sometimes, if I tilt the laptop forwards towards the viewer (not moving the screen) it goes black and tilting it backwards brings the display on. It is most strange. Dos this sound like the cable?
Definitely sounds like something is broken or lose in there. You can pull off the bottom cover and take a look to make sure that the cables are seated properly to the motherboard. Otherwise you’re gonna have to crack open the top.
@@TheNetGuy Good video, especially the magnified views. The adhesive strips remind me of the adhesive on Command brand hooks, the way it lets go when stretched. Does the replacement have the same characteristic? There is another product on Amazon, NIUTOP Double Side Adhesive Glue Tape For Repair Touch Screen Digitizer LCD Screen Display, 5mm - Black . 50 Meter toll. Think it's the same stuff?
Sadly many things. Could be the LED driver, cables, etc. if you take a flashlight and hold it up to the screen can you see text without a backlight? That can sometimes tell you if the LED backlight has failed but the panel is still good.
Warning: the screen is extremely delicate, mine shattered when attempting to pull the tab shown in the video, if you cannot get it, take it to a professional, I am ripping mine off and ordering a screen, my tabs unfortunately were not pullable and were breaking as I pulled with tweezers. The touch screen is around 200 dollars to order on amazon. Yeah Its game over for this guy xD, Macbook here I come
Yeah the pretty design on these isn’t great. Usually if they are breaking you need more heat :/ And other than the janky keyboard I’m loving my MacBook Pro touch at :)
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My Lenovo 13 screen started flickering and went completely blank. Replacing the display cable put it back to life. I followed each step and it was much easier than I initially had thought. Thank you so much!
Wow! That’s fantastic news! Glad it was helpful and proud of you getting it done.
Thank god I found this video, I already bought the toolkit, the cable and some adhesive. Wish me luck as I try to do this on my own.🙂
You can do it! Go slow and use plenty of heat.
Great video as always Jon! Laptop surgery is always a bit nerve-racking! Well done!
Thanks!! I was able to fix my wife's Lenovo laptop with your video and the tools you recommended! Couldn't have done it without this.
Omg! That’s awesome my friend!!!! Nothing like bringing back good tech from the edge. You should get many more years out of it!
@@TheNetGuy Unfortunately the touchscreen input no longer works. Any ideas?
don't stop making like this videos because is very useful
and I hope you rise quick in youtube
and get at least 1m sub ❤❤
MY laptop has this same issue. ID given up on it a few months back when I got busy with school. Great video thanks for uploading the whole process makes me feel better about trying this project!
I'm considering attempting this, as my local repair shop insisted they would have to replace the entire screen, not just the cable. Did you try? How did you get on?
Cable was the problem on mine
@@jamesr7161same issue. Laptop repair shops have said it’s a screen issue. How’d you end up after repairs?
Thanks for making this. Followed it to replace the cable for my wife's Yoga 15 IKB. Had to adapt slightly because the insides of the 15 are slightly different than the 13, but this was still a great help.
Can we use the same 13 inch cable?
Else could you please give me a link for the 15 inch??
EXCELENTE!!! I have same LENOVO YOGA 730. Thanks for Amazon Links, now i cant buy LCD Cable and fix my laptop. Thanks so Much.
You are very welcome my friend. I hope your repair goes well. Send pictures and I’ll be happy to show your project in a future video.
Very good video ... as usual.
👍👍
You really have the patience for these painstaking exercises!
Thank you for sharing your work. Nice job 👍, Excellent video for newbies.
Thank you it was a great video, please advise the tool kit source for purchase
Nice Video , nice work , but i have to say that before screen replacement the user must always disconnect the battery first. You were lucky that the monitor or the board wasn't damaged.
Good point 👍
Great job. Thanks for illustrate and recomend the tools and parts
You’re very welcome. Apparently this laptop had continued to work very well!
Hey i got the same laptop and unfortunately my display cracked and need to be replaced. Addition to that i lost those small titanium colored plastics shown at 3:24 in your video. Can i get those too in my new screen? please reply i'm stuck.
Thanks alot buddy... this video really helped me do a screen cable replacement for my yoga730...
Yay!!! So glad to hear. Great laptops, I bought a 15” for myself later.
Thank you for the amazing video! Do you know the size of the adhesive strips, is it 2mm or 4mm?
4mm 👍
do you have a video on just replacing the screen? I would really apprciated.
I m having the same flickering issue. The laptop difference (i think) is that mine is a touch screen. Any idea which cable should i buy?
Thanks for the great video. Another PC fixed for me as well.
That’s so awesome! I’m glad it helped!
I have the same device. The problem is that the touch only works at the bottom of the screen. The Start button and the taskbar, while at the top of the screen, the touch does not work at all. In addition, the mouse cursor moves involuntarily to the direction of the clock!! The effects of finger pressures appear on the screen animated, just as they appear in screen recording programs that show places of pressure! I was really tired. I also bought a used touch controller from eBay and did not find any difference!
Do you think that LCD cable interferes with the touch control? THANK YOU.
just did this same fix for my 15ikb. it was a success! i know this because the issue persisted but at least nothing changed xD i guess that means my entire monitor is RIP. unfortunate. i think its the connector on the lcd side of the cable
Oh no! Then kudos for being able to do the work. Luckily if you ordered the adhesive strips there are a ton more if you find a replacement lcd panel.
@@TheNetGuy I made sure to test it before putting the panel glued back in so I didn’t waste any.
Thanks dude.
Very welcome!
I understand screen cable failure is a common problem with Lenovo laptops, and especially the Yoga touchscreen types like mine. Can you figure out the cause? Does the cable get pinched at any point while screen is rotated? Wondering whether there is a way to re-route or reinforce the cable at a pinch point to avoid recurrance.
My guess is just weak or poorly designed cables never made for this amount of usage/flexing.
Surgery complete!
I've recently had the flickering and line issues which tends to take place when my Yoga Slim 13" laptop starts cranking and generating heat (courtesy of 300+ tabs being open in my browser!?!). At times, it simply doesn't display, then it does when I next jump on it!
I've taken it to 2 x computer repair shops and they've been lazy in their diagnosis in recommending a screen replacement. I sensed it wasn't the screen but rather the screen connector. Is this lazy diagnosis common behaviour amongst laptop repair shops?
Thank you for confirming my suspicions!
Good luck, easy fix!
@@TheNetGuySo… is it EVER the monitor which does this? I’ve asked another laptop repair centre of late and they swear that the sue requires a new monitor. They’re adamant the cable connector ever rarely wears out or comes to end of life before the monitor itself dies. Thoughts?
Hi Net Guy. I also have a 14" Yoga 730-13IKB with the screen glitches. Apparently, there are several different models for the replacement cable, depending on whether it has touch-screen or not, etc. Some have a 30 pin connector, some have a 40 pin connector. Did the model in your video have the touch screen with 1980x1080 resolution? Thanks in advance.
Yep, that’s the one! Good luck, you can do it!
@@TheNetGuy Thanks for your fast response. The Amazon.com link you posted for the cable (part number DC02003GC00) has this description: "Connector type: 30-pin, only works with a NON Touch Screen". On my laptop's connector, I counted 30 pins, but the part number on that tag is different: DC02002Z800. Although, the Amazon link for your part states: "Compatible Part Numbers: DC02002Z800, DC02003GC00". Should I still buy it from your link? Please let me know. Thanks.
Great video
Can we use above for adhesive strip ?
And those strips can be of any brand, is that I have a lenovo yoga 730 of 15 "but the screen comes off the corner?
Yes, most of these come off from the bottom that I’ve worked on.
Can you help me ??? I do step by step like in video, but after Connect everything laptop dont want to start, i check all connections (incl fan) any sugestions ??
What charge level did the battery have when you started? Did you disconnect the battery to begin the work? Start with that, plug the adapter in and note if you see the charging light turn on at least.
The battery was more than 50% of charge level think. Ehh i forget to disconnect battery before.. It is possible that this mistake Can result a serious fault? Pls reply
It’s a good practice but not required. Any lights when you plug the charger in? Also, if you hold down the power for 20 seconds while the charger is plugged in does anything happen?
When i Connect a charger light is blinking about 1time for 3sec, and also when i press power button laptop doesn’t start but light switch on for couple seconds and dissapear
Disconnect the battery, plug the laptop into ac adapter power and try to start up that way.
I think you did it a bit backward. I removed the fans and motherboard first then the LCD last. Piece of cake. 😀
Hi! Are you able to help me with my Lenovo? It’s only 2 years old and glitches so much I can’t use it. Please let me know if you offer those services. Thank you!!
Hi! Could you at least help me find the right cable to use? I have someone that may be able to help me but he says the cable you used isn’t compatible with touch screen?
The cable used is compatible - the unit I showed is a touch screen. Visit my web site and you can contact me. Would be glad to help get you going again. TheNetGuy.com
Can guide me where to buy Lenovo yoga 730 screen ??
I sure could use a close-up photo or diagram showing the mounting of the tiny Microphone board on a Lenovo Yoga 710-15IKB.
Crud! Sorry this was the 13 inch version. I haven’t had the larger one come in yet :/
Hi, I have the same problem on my lenovo yoga, and I think it is exactly the same, but the place where they are going to fix it wants to change the screen and the mainboard to solve the problem, but I don't know if those could be the causes of the glitching
Replacing the screen and mainboard is the same as replacing the engine and transmission in a car when the tire is flat. It’s a universal “get out of jail free” card for the shop because they don’t know. I’d recommend trying this first.
Hi. Where can I get a parts list or diagram for the 730-13IKB? Mine fell and sustained some body damage in the hinge area. Thanks
That’s a great question. I have not been able to find what you’re looking for. I had another plastic unibody Lenovo that fell, my daughters, and it’s almost impossible to fix the hinge area.
My laptop is the same Lenovo and when I start it up it has a black line flicker that goes across the screen... Is my problem the same as this one's a bad connector? And how would I know its not the screen? The touch screen is still responsive and still gets bright and its resolution is just as clear as when I bought it last year
Hey Braden - just one black line or does it have other issues?
I wish you showed us the issue before doing the replacement. I'm trying to identify someone else with the same ghosting issue with a Lenovo 730 as I have. I've inspected the cable and connections and it doesn't seem to be the culprit
I wish I could have caught it too but it was intermittent. She would get noise and artifacts, digital noise. When you say ghosting you mean?
@@TheNetGuy this is my issue. Apparently I've been informed it's an is sure between the Intel graphics chipset And the display and am trying the recommended fix of turning off panel refresh in the Intel control panel.
You can see my issue here
ruclips.net/video/eoMT8kR66xI/видео.html
I have some more videos to upload so depending on if the fix works I'll upload more sample video
@@TheNetGuy You can see what my YOGA 730-15IKB is suffering from in the following forensic video I captured.
ruclips.net/video/eoMT8kR66xI/видео.html
It's very interesting that the windows are "translucent" through each other - like old CRT based TVs and displays would have "burn in issues"
When I'm in Paint or GIMP or whatever graphics program and I fill a canvas with solid black - the windows underneath is visable through the black.
If I do a screen capture WIN+S - and take the image to another display (or just view it scaled up or down) the "ghosted windows" and artifacts aren't in the captured image - so the chipset thinks its putting out a signal without artifacts - so the artifacts are being generated at some point after the chipset has rendered the display... most likely by the hardware... but I am leaning to it being an issue with the drivers / chipset / screen/display hardware communication because the artifacts are not produced in the BIOS, on the boatloader screens, or in my brief trials with linux. They can also be dismissed (often) by just putting the system to sleep and waking it... although the reappear quite often. The way that the problem progressively gets worse the more concurrent time I spend on the machine seems to tell me that something is slipping out of tolerance or I have a soft-failure of a component *shrug*
Hi sir! my laptop has a problem, the screen has horizontal black stripes which at first looks like a thin strand of hair then enlarges and turns white when the cursor or screen changes. is the solution can replace the cable or screen?
Noise and flickering when you move the hinge is usually cable. Missing entire sections may be screen.
@@TheNetGuy Thank you sir
Hi my 510 141sk screen flashes on and off sometimes, if I tilt the laptop forwards towards the viewer (not moving the screen) it goes black and tilting it backwards brings the display on. It is most strange. Dos this sound like the cable?
Definitely sounds like something is broken or lose in there. You can pull off the bottom cover and take a look to make sure that the cables are seated properly to the motherboard. Otherwise you’re gonna have to crack open the top.
@@TheNetGuy What does crack open the top mean?
Separate the LCD display from the back/front so you can check connections you there.
@@TheNetGuy I have already done that, the screen cable is tight when it routes through the hinge but the connector is fully home.
What is the name of those glue strips that you put on the screen?
Double sided adhesive strips or adhesive film strips. There’s a link in the description.
@@TheNetGuy Good video, especially the magnified views. The adhesive strips remind me of the adhesive on Command brand hooks, the way it lets go when stretched. Does the replacement have the same characteristic? There is another product on Amazon, NIUTOP Double Side Adhesive Glue Tape For Repair Touch Screen Digitizer LCD Screen Display, 5mm - Black . 50 Meter toll. Think it's the same stuff?
i didnt find the white tape to pull off =( i have a lenovo yoga 730 15
Do you see tiny little tabs of them?
my lenovo yogo 730 screen went off for a week came back on and came on again for 20 minutes, then did not come on again.please what could be the issue
Sadly many things. Could be the LED driver, cables, etc. if you take a flashlight and hold it up to the screen can you see text without a backlight? That can sometimes tell you if the LED backlight has failed but the panel is still good.
@@TheNetGuy I have use the touch light as you said but I couldn't see any text .hmmm
@@TheNetGuy Can you give a link for where screen ,Adhesive Tape, cable replacement and battery could be purchased
ALWAYS clean away the old thermal paste carefully all away and apply new when the cooling assembly is removed and reinstalled. Otherwise ok.
Warning: the screen is extremely delicate, mine shattered when attempting to pull the tab shown in the video, if you cannot get it, take it to a professional, I am ripping mine off and ordering a screen, my tabs unfortunately were not pullable and were breaking as I pulled with tweezers. The touch screen is around 200 dollars to order on amazon. Yeah Its game over for this guy xD, Macbook here I come
Yeah the pretty design on these isn’t great. Usually if they are breaking you need more heat :/ And other than the janky keyboard I’m loving my MacBook Pro touch at :)