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Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Laptop breaking in the union between screen and keyboard.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:17:22 -0700

I have had my laptop for 6 years and very recently it started breaking in the union (hinge?) between the screen and the keyboard. If I try to open or close the laptop it forces the plastic in the union and lifts the bottom corners of the screen cover. Tiny pieces of plastic, which I think are the multiple joints that go inside the union, have broken and fallen out, so it looks like the screen is only supported by the two bigger joints at the edges. The laptop works perfectly outside of this, and if I don't move the screen it doesn't feel like it's being forced. Is this something worth repairing?

⟐ Commented July 05, 2026 at 7:17 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Accidentally spilled water over my keyboard and now it won’t turn on?

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:31:08 -0700

Okay, before you call me an idiot, I already know.

It was a half a cup of tap water and it spilled all over my keyboard while it was on & connected to a charger.

I dried it out, fully from what I know of, and let it sit by itself on the desk flat down so extra water could get out. Thing is dry as the desert. I turned it on and the keyboard light activated, I can hear the fan, but the screen isn’t turning at all. Any ideas? I can’t afford a replacement and I need this to do school & work due to the pandemic resulting in my school closing for remote learning.

⟐ Commented March 14, 2020 at 23:31 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Determining which one of the sub-models I own.

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:30:11 -0700

There are ten submodels of this machine. My sticker was rubbed off many moons ago. Used the machine in the rain. Motherboard is damaged. I removed the solid state hard drive and docked it. Works fine. Now, I would like to replace the motherboard. Cannot find numbers on the board that match Lenovo part numbers.

⟐ Commented March 20, 2024 at 16:30 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: screen on says preparing automatic repair

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:53:09 -0700

how do I get it to work

⟐ Answer edited July 23, 2026 at 10:53 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Black screen but power button is on

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:21:18 -0700

My laptop screen is black even if it's power button is working, it also indicates the charging port's light, I tried troubleshooting but the screen doesn't turns on. What should I do

⟐ Answered September 08, 2024 at 12:21 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: How to properly choose a replacement screen for my laptop?

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 19:28:34 -0700

I want to replace the screen of my laptop from the screen that I currently have. The screen on my laptop now is a TN panel with a resolution of 1366x768 I want to change it to a 1920x1080 IPS screen.

I do a lot of Photoshop, Lightroom and mostly color sensitive work in my laptop. So, therefore, the change. A TN panel is frustrating for it is not displaying accurate colors.

I saw this screen replacement in an online store near us.

I am a bit hesitant to buy it because I am not sure if it fits, if it is compatible with my machine, or if it is a true FHD IPS panel.

I have browsed the PSREF site of Lenovo and I was checking the part number of the screen if it is there. Sadly, it is not.

Is there any chance that it would still fit? Should I find another seller? Or an external monitor is my only chance of getting a good screen?

Thank you so much in advance for answering.

⟐ Answer accepted November 13, 2022 at 19:28 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Local Area port not working

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:05:06 -0700

Good Morning

Iam having trouble with the LAN port, Wifi works fine

Its not picking up the port i plug into it.

No recognition, No display of Lan port(Ethernet) (Not limited,cant connect).

as if the Ethernet port does not exist.

When looking at Connection types you can see the local area connection but not connected.

I have tried.

Uninstalling drivers and reinstalling drivers, WIndows 20h2 updates,different LAN cables (Conventional and crossover as a test),Troubleshooter,Lenovo bridge update. Bios updated, Local network settings are all default no DNS or port settings, IP’s are dynamic.

There is no light to indicate Ethernet on the laptop model working or not working. No LED.

⟐ Answer edited April 26, 2021 at 8:05 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Keyboard presses 2 additional keys when I press 1 key

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:02:27 -0700

Good Morning

I have a problem with my laptop keyboard only the QWERTY ,OP,AS keys are not working as per design. When i press these keys addional keys are being inserted aswell.

Example : When i Press “R” it displays as “-R” or “T” it displays as “TDG“.

The rest of the keys work fine.

I have updated drivers, Used PowerShell to exclude software issues, Windows 20h2 update, On screen keyboard works fine.

No physical damage/Water damage to laptop.

21 Months old.

⟐ Answer accepted April 23, 2021 at 2:02 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Screen replacement upgrade or trade in?

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:47:44 -0700

With my lenovo 330 ideapad model 81de would it be possible to upgrade with lenovo parts to a 1080hd resolution instead of 768? It's a great clunky laptop I enjoy. I want to also upgrade my ssd to 2tb instead of the 500gb ssd I put in it. I also want to put a 16gb 2133 ddr4 sodimm for a total of 20gb ram. Currently there is a 4gb 2133 ddr4 sodimm soldered to board and a 3200 8gb sodimm in the changeable slot. But if the screen display is not upgradable with some work then I will trade in sometime and save the upgrades for next laptop

⟐ Answer accepted March 11, 2021 at 0:47 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: My mouse cursor are blinking and device lagiging please solved the pro

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:52:15 -0700

My laptop mouse cursor are blinking and device full lagging please solved the problem