I noticed an imprint of part of my keyboard on my screen, which manifested as a lit-up section when dark scenes were shown on the display. Not that any of them will admit it, but it is possible that one of my children trod on it when it was on the floor beside my bed. Anyway, that’s my working theory.
I contacted Purism support and for the third time, they are excellent (one was to replace the keyboard on a secondhand librem 13, the second was my original Librem 14 which had a display QC issue). Support promptly replaced the whole unit when the first issue happened, but since this time it was likely due to trauma, I purchased a new display. That was not cheap, but this is a boutique computer after all. I just went into that detail because occasionally I read accounts of lousy support, but that has never been my experience. Mladen has been prompt, useful and courteous the whole time.
Anyway, now my question, I watched the Librem 14 tear-down videos several times. From what I can see in part 2, I don’t need to remove the motherboard to replace the screen, right? Apart from disconnecting the battery and draining the power with the power button, it seems that I just need to disconnect the main display ribbon cable on the right and the black and grey wires on the left with two press-stud connectors, which I imagine to be the camera connection, then unscrew the three screws, with the monitor open and supported, then install the new display. Is that correct?
Thanks
Especially Mladen will appreciate it a lot!
but from my experience it is not seriously needed as long as you tighten the screws firmly (not too much of course).