Acer AL1916 Display Replacement

Grab the hinge cover with both hands on either side of the stand.

Squeeze inwards with your thumbs and fingers and lift up to remove the hinge cover.

Remove the four 12.1 mm Phillips #2 screws that hold the stand to the monitor.

Lift up to detach the stand.

Remove the five 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located around the perimeter of the monitor.

Starting at the corner of the monitor, wedge the small plastic opening tool between the back cover and the display bezel.

Tilt the plastic opening tool up to separate the back cover from the display bezel.

Continue around the perimeter of the monitor until the display bezel comes off.

Grab the corners of the monitor and jiggle them upwards to detach the back cover from the inside of the monitor.

Lift the back cover up.

Remove the two 5.7 mm Phillips #2 screws located on either side of the EMI shield.

Using a nut driver (or if necessary, needle-nose pliers), remove the two nuts on either side of the VGA input.

Grab the metal casing by the sides and slide it down towards the bottom of the monitor.

Lift up to remove the metal casing.

Remove the three gold 7.5 mm Phillips #2 screws and one silver 8.3 mm Phillips #2 screw from the power supply.

Remove the two pieces of yellow tape on the left side of the power supply.

Remove the four little white clips located underneath the pieces of tape by lifting up on their left side.

With the needle-nose pliers, remove the four display connectors by pulling directly left.

Remove the display cable located at the top of the circuit board by pulling it out towards the top of the monitor.

Remove the two 6.6 mm Phillips #2 screws located on both sides of the metal casing (four screws total).

Feed all four of the connector wires down through the metal casing.

Grab the sides of the metal casing and lift up.