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This part is located inside the Power Inverter -
laptop screen, in the middle-bottom of the screen housing. Some inverters will be located in different
places, it all depends on the model, and those are rare… like on the rear side of the screen or the side
of the screen… but again those are rare, and you will 90% of the time be replacing one located just
below the actual display panel. The screen light plug is made in such a way that you can not reverse
the plug and accidentally plug it in the wrong way, rather, it will only plug into the inverter the
correct way (one port is larger than the other).
LED light strips
These are the newer source of
light for laptops. The light emitted is much brighter and whiter as opposed to the yellowish tint to
a CCFL bulb. LED light strips will have the inverter/converter built into the rear side circuit board
panel on the screen and they will not have a physical inverter board under the screen.
Hinge Set (L&R) -
The hinges attach to the
bottom base of the laptop and will secure on either end of the inner screen, securing itself to the
screens rear cover, then securing the screen by using Hinge rails that run up each side of the screen.
Touchpad/Mouse -
Another self-explanatory part
that everyone should already know… Some of these will have the capability of being disabled or
re-enabled by a button located nearby on the palm rest, some will not.
Media Strip -
This part is located directly above
the keyboard and will sometimes include the hinge covers with it. It will usually include the
power button, and some lighted icons such as battery monitor, hard drive monitor, 15luetooth and Wi-
Fi monitor. Some laptops will allow touch sensitive buttons and some will be push buttons, though all
will be labeled. This part is usually just a snap in place part, though if it is secured to the laptop, its
screws will be located in the battery bay and on the underside rear end of the laptop near the corners.
Optical Drive -
This includes a DVD drive, a cd drive a Blu-ray player or similar.