Maker Project Reusing Laptop Screen with Raspberry Pi

[@justbanter8727]

Apparently these controller boards can ran on power as low as 6V - making it more user freindly for those thinking of portability. Great Upload, thanx.

[@paoloumali4280]

Do you need the controller board or those things from the original laptop can be reused?

[@Furzkampfbomber]

@@paoloumali4280 A bit late to the party, but usually those things are integrated into the mainboard, so yes, you will need a controller board.

[@MrStreetboy80]

This is going to be perfect for my pi case project, I have a good screen already and just checked the price of controller boards, seems the most cost effective way of sourcing a nice streamline screen instead of buying something to break apart just for the screen. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

MrStreetboy Awesome! Glad you found this useful. 😊 I made another video on creating a frame for your screen with wood if it's something you're interested in. If you do it just make sure the grooves in the wood are large enough for your screen and that your frame doesn't put pressure on the screen. Good luck!

[@e-rock13]

thats freakin awesome, i have an old touch screen from an hp laptop, sounds like a project in the near future, awesome :)

[@ussamabinnaveed]

We're you able to make this project

[@edwardvitale]

@@simekon80085 i have a few touch screen let me know if you were able to use a lcd/touchscreen

[@simekon80085]

@@edwardvitale I think u ment to respond to @Eric

[@TheBosc]

quick question! how to you exactly unplug the cable if im stripping it down from a broken laptop?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I'm not exactly sure which cable you're referring to. If you mean the main cable that plugs into the screen, then just follow the wire as you take the old laptop apart. The connection for mine was taped down so that it wouldn't come apart on its own. It was also covered with foil. I had to fold the foil layer back, then peel the tape off the connector far enough to unplug the cable.

[@manojmadusanka3887]

I have a LCD Panel ( LTN156AT02-D09 ) If I get that controller board, can i connect it to my computer as a monitor by HDMI cable

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

If you get a control board that matches your LCD panel then yes you can connect it to anything that uses an hdmi cable for display.

[@manojmadusanka3887]

@@MakeFixUpgradeHuge thanks❤️ Another Question.. Is that LTN156AT02-D02 supported controller board match for LTN156AT02-D09 model

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@@manojmadusanka3887 doing a google search for “LTN156AT02-D09 control board” gives me results. It looks like you can get one on Amazon for around $25. Just pick the listing with D09 if that’s the board you have.

[@momo-hr5th]

I have 3 old laptops which i dont use . I want to build some Monitors what can i do

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

If you're sure you're done with your laptops, carefully take them apart and remove the screens. Once they're removed check the model numbers on the label on the back of your screen and search ebay for that model number plus 'control board', once they arrive plug the control board into your screen and test it. If that works then build a frame for your screen plus the new control board and use it as a monitor.

[@momo-hr5th]

Thank you ^^ going to try it

[@uNine-qb8gt]

@@momo-hr5th also I know this comment is a bit late, but you can also reuse the hinges from your laptop as a stand for the monitor :)

[@siddikkhanpathan3657]

Can we power the screen and raspberry Pi with power bank?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

You could with the right power bank and some voltage regulators.

[@eeradio]

Please what the name of those boards you used ? Thanks

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I just used finish lumber from the local hardware store.

[@vasilecrisan2608]

can you use an old mobile display (touch screen) for the rasberry?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I'm not sure, I haven't gotten it to work yet.

[@simekon80085]

the phone touch screen would, of course, require a different board because it uses an entirely different connector and it would need to drive the touch feature. btw I don't think that a board like this even exists

[@gopikrishnadora4400]

Lcd screen connect to mother board but how to on lcd screen

[@neongod1918]

Thanks for the video, is that Lenovo g555 display? I Ask because I want to know if this control board works fine with such display since i got one

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

This was from an HP, I think some Lenovo computers may have had similar displays. The only way to be sure is to open it up and check the model number on the display.

[@neongod1918]

@@MakeFixUpgrade I did it and now I have fully functional laptop screen tv 😄

[@toni7575]

i have trouble finding the apropiate power suply for a controller. sellers usually do not specify the diameters of the power source. any advice? thanks

[@toni7575]

@ALEX kinston i have a screen LP156WH3 and i am looking for controllers for it. i dont care what controller i get, i need hdmi and a power source for it

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@toni I searched the screen ID you shared on eBay and found a lot of hits for the control board. If you pick one, then go to the product description you should see something like this listed in the details: Input Power Adapter: 12Vdc More than 2A. DC port:2.5MM and 5.5MM inter+ outside - That should be enough info to find a power supply online. You'd need a supply that provided 12vdc capable of 2amps or higher with the + on the inside. The barrel size should be 2.5mm inside and 5.5mm outside.

[@toni7575]

@@MakeFixUpgrade thanks a lot!

[@katakikitazoke7133]

Thanks for the you video it's very helpful..but i have a question... how to connect an old laptop camera to this thing..?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I'm not exactly sure how you want to connect your laptop camera, but I haven't played around with reusing a laptop camera yet. At some point I might, but currently I don't have the info you're looking for.

[@nixietubes]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaDYqaCEpt2CaqM

[@unsaltedskies]

@Kataki have a look at kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWm7k3eAgbB-r9U. Fundmentally you will connect the old laptop camera to the Pi through a USB connection.

[@alid9946]

Thnks much for this detailed video Greets from Turkey .

[@Ubaldo..]

Hi, I didn't understand in the video if you use 2 different power supply (one for the raspberry and one for the control board) or if you use only one. Can you explain that?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Yes, there are 2 power supplies. The screen control board has one power supply and the raspberry pi has it's own power supply.

[@simekon80085]

the driver uses 12 volts and the RPI uses 5, therefore, using 2 supplies is the simplest and easiest way to deliver power to the circuits.

[@kuchengireng]

can i make this diy monitor touchscreenable?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I believe you could with the right size touch screen and possibly some additional hardware. It's something I've considered but not tried yet.

[@cyberstar251]

is it possible to power the pi through the driver board for the screen or do i need to add a voltage converter for that? cause with my current raspberry pi set up i have one power jack running both the raspberry pi screen and the pi itself.

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

As long as your power supply for the driver board outputs the same voltage needed by your pi then one power jack running both should work fine.

[@hernanpacheco3016]

At 1:34 you can see in the red, yellow and black cables in the board that uses 5v, you can use that to power your raspberry pi. I did it that way. The 5v is for the LCD and the 12v for back lighting of screen.

[@HGeorge1993]

​@@hernanpacheco3016did you have to strip the wires for this or is there am easy method?

[@irenroy7034]

Where can i get monitor control board

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

found mine on ebay

[@itsexpla]

so i have a question, I have a control board in my motherboard that still works. Can I use that aswell ?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

You should be able to as long as you know how to hook everything up. I haven't tried that method.

[@justbanter8727]

Technically it is actually possible but extremely difficult to do so; The hurdles you'll come across in trying to configure such a controller board (The one native to your laptop) really will pose many problems.

[@simekon80085]

there is no way to somehow access the driver without using the whole motherboard

[@itsexpla]

Szymon Koc yeah I realized that out lmao but I already found a solution ;)

[@thepurpleaxe8024]

What solution?

[@ShredderBenjamin]

Could the power input be swapped out for micro-usb? Just thinking of if it's poss to have it take power from a picade hat or similar pi addon... Thanks

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I don't see why not. If you're comfortable with a soldering iron and can figure out which leads go where you could make any number of power plugs work.

[@ShredderBenjamin]

@@MakeFixUpgrade thanks for this! I'm brand new to repurposing components but have always been interested - thanks to your guides I think I can make this happen without having to spend a lot on new parts! I'll see what the risks etc are and what voltage/ampage is required...

[@gamernekill2588]

Hey bro can i download any software into the raspberry Pi and will i be able play KZbin or not and can i connect it to any andriod set top box i am commerce student pls help

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Not exactly sure what you mean. The raspberry pi operating system comes with a browser that will play KZbin.

[@alexanderbenavides3030]

Can I use an only one pc for that mod?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Not exactly sure what you mean, but yes it was one laptop

[@Winteriffic]

Yoo man i bag u to tell me what's the problem name of the error at 6:31 , my samsung tv does the same thing , how did u fixed it??? Please anyboddy!

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

The issue at 6:31 occured before the raspberry pi finished launching. Although I did see it after I assembled a frame for it in another video and ended up putting too much stress on the screen by tightening the screws down too much. When I removed the screws the display issue stopped happening. It could be possible that for your issue the screen may have been improperly installed resulting in the screen being tweaked just enough to cause the same issues, but this is just a guess.

[@Winteriffic]

CrushingDemons ok thanx man

[@rafal.zaniewski7275]

how big of a 12V DC power supply do you need? They claim 2.5A-4A but i think thats alot for just the screen and driver board

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@Rafal .Zaniewski that sounds like a lot to me as well, but I'd say go with whatever they recommend. Mine came with a power supply unit so I didn't have to purchase mine separately.

[@simekon80085]

polecam ci obejrzeć film o monitorach z ekranów laptopów na kanale GreatScott!, jego ekran ciagnął ok. 750 mA

[@carloscouteiro]

@@simekon80085 So i only need 750 mA to power the laptop screen ? I have a DC -USB power suplly with 12 V -1 Amp

[@PrickSlickfield]

I'm sure someone's asked already but do you know a good tutorial like this except making it into a touchscreen and using a Fire Stick? And are there pre-built frames made for this type of project or do you have to custom build one just like the video? Looking for some workarounds so I don't have to solder or hammer/drill wood, sucks doing that in an apartment. Thanks

[@uNine-qb8gt]

Make it like it is but boot the Pi from the firestick - USB to micro SD?

[@ma_arkus1941]

When I turn on the laptop screen its yellowish, i cant do anything with it. Night light is off so I don't know what I have done wrong. Anyone knows?

[@agastyajindal3236]

The screen is broken

[@HansvanBinsbergen]

Hi there and or hello First of all thank you for the tutorial In this video but I got an question to take it an step futher because among this and all other videos I did not have ever seen anyone refurbish an laptop by putting an raspberry pi inside. Why, is this such a ridiculous thought. If I see you connect an old laptop screen, then I guess that shouldn't be such a problem to do this with the keyboard and the trackpad too. What's the problem if you put this all together in the old case too. What are your thoughts about it. Must be enough space when you remove the old board and hardware

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@Hans van Binsbergen that's certainly possible. The processing power in the raspberry pi would be less than what was in the laptop but there should be enough room in the old laptop case. You might need to create some custom adapters to connect the keyboard and mouse but it would be worth a shot.

[@HansvanBinsbergen]

@@MakeFixUpgrade lol, i doubt it will be less powerfull. At the moment ive got an Acer travelmate with an P4 and 512 MB of old ddr sdram wich is already hard to find. And then it's still to hope it works. After ive seen your vid, i know already that the controller even should fit niceleu where the DVD / CD RW is stashed But Beware : this Ubernoob is comming to bugger you again when things start making me crazy. Ill just saddle you up with all whats left over from it, hahahaha

[@pexeixv]

1:40 Where on earth do you see 12V?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Gavin Pereira it's on the white printed strip just above my finger. (it's upside down) it shows "GND GND 12V 12V" which corresponds with the pins just above my finger. There are 2 ground and 2 12V pins.

[@pexeixv]

@@MakeFixUpgrade Sadly, I didn't learn that in Physics class

[@Sandokans]

Hi. Raspberry pi 3 îs capable to seen full HD video?!

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Yeah it comes with an HDMI output. :)

[@perryhutchlee3743]

@@MakeFixUpgrade is this a raspberry pi 3 in the video? I have a RPI4 that doesn’t display on my old laptop monitor. My Xbox one displays on the monitor but RPI4 doesn’t. So I’m considering buying a RPI3 to finish my project

[@46dhruv]

i have macbook display..can i use it

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@Druv Malhotra if you can find a driver board for it it should work. I’ve never tried it with a MacBook display.

[@46dhruv]

@@MakeFixUpgrade can you please help me to find out driver board for macbook air

[@shaminsazid8398]

whats your laptop design?

[@7UL13N]

Hi thanks for the video, very informative. 2 questions: 1. Can the raspberry pi output enough power to/for the board? 2. Would you think feasible to avoid the on/off board and trigger monitor "on" when the pi is turned on ? Thanks in advance

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I don't think I'd try to power the board off the pi. If anything I'd be more likely buy a power supply that could power both. With the proper conversions you could power both. And yes I think something could be rigged to trigger the monitor on when the pi is powered on.

[@jvinsnes]

Most of these borads have 5v and 5v standby so you can power the pi up when turning th emonitor on, and when you turn the pi off, the lcd will shut down after 5 seconds standby, cutting the power to the pi

[@sushmaamudalapally2419]

hello, the project looks great and quite useful! by any chance could you help with the technical papers related to this topic? thanks in advance.

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I don't have the 'technical papers'.

[@tinkernoggin3667]

I tried the same project with an old dell that caught the BSOD (blue screen of death) and crashed, but for some reason even after I got the control board in the mail today and hooked up everything with the raspberry’s dc plug it the monitor didn’t light up. Could you help me figure out what I did wrong?

[@nixietubes]

Do you have the right input voltage for the board? are you sure the raspi works and outputs video? are you using any video adapters between the control board and raspi? also, the BSOD is easily fixable, so it probably would have been better to just install linux on the laptop and you'd probably have a better setup.

[@surrealartisan4625]

I have the same problem. I hooked up a controller board, used the right adaptor provided with the controller board, then I tried hooking up a fire stick and nothing happened. Then I tried to hook up an Xbox and nothing happened. The screen turns white but that’s about it. Am I missing a part? Do I need a motherboard or a raspberry pi?

[@tunkunrunk]

a good way to reduce computers garbage

[@akinozgen]

i would love to know that hp laptops model name. i have spare hp laptop and want to make something like this.

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

@Akin I don’t remember the specific model. It was one I purchased around 2006-2007.

[@idiotbox4180]

Almost any laptop screen with 40 pin will work

[@captainso]

Is the controller board the motherboard? Im planning to make an arcade machine so does that mean I can use any old laptop?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

In this case no, the control board is not the motherboard. You order the control board for the screen based on the part number on the back of the screen you want to reuse. You can use any old laptop as long as there is a control board available for it, or unless you can figure out how to repurpose the motherboard to just drive your screen.

[@kato0507]

I though raspberry pi had a hookup for the display ribbon on it?

[@ArthLud]

Matt Halbrook, it's for a dedicated TFT 7" touchscreen I think.

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

It has a display ribbon connector, but I haven't figured out how to make it work yet.

[@ArthLud]

thepihut.com/products/official-raspberry-pi-7-touchscreen-display?variant=5165986564&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0Om-yP_52QIVaL7tCh26pAajEAQYASABEgK-w_D_BwE#fo_c=1889&fo_k=6a5186b6360887d1c6a595d7bafbb265&fo_s=gplauk

[@ArthLud]

That's the official dedicai raspberry pi screen. There is no way to connect a different screen to a pi through the port. Also because the difference in voltages - most screens needs 12V but pi is powered by 5.1V charger.

[@edwardvitale]

Have someone done this , but with a touchscreen?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Edward Vitale not that I’ve seen so far.

[@suryumgobin3006]

Can i use tablet pc lcd??

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

As long as you can find a control board for it it should work. Search on ebay for the model number of the screen you have.

[@ejtomekHQ]

Not with raspberry pi but with lcd driver from ebay.

[@cristopherreyemariano8605]

is it possible to use universal control board with any laptop monitor?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Theoretically you should be able to, but I'd be surprised if a universal control board worked for all laptop monitors. I'm sure there are some variations they wouldn't work for but I've never tried it.

[@J3su5Sav32]

I have checked a few places online. Where did you order your boards from? Just curious because I found some but want to be certain before I order. Thank you.

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

I found my board on ebay. :)

[@J3su5Sav32]

CrushingDemons I understand that. I was meaning how to be sure which specific board? eBay has thousands. Thanks

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

Oh, I see what you mean, I looked through the listings and confirmed that the model number matched for the listing, mine also has a 'v.4' on the label, and I noticed that some boards are for that model but for v.0 or v.5, so I just made sure the one I bought had the same model and the same v.4 on the listing. For mine some come with a remote as well, but I wasn't interested in that so I settled on one without that. I mainly wanted to confirm it had hdmi. One thing you can do to be more sure on the board is to look at the cables in the listing up close, at least one end of them should match the cable ends that plug into your screen. I bought mine from a store named 'hk-estreet', but the seller shouldn't matter.

[@J3su5Sav32]

CrushingDemons Thank you very much for your help and quick replies. Ordering mine now 😎 God Bless

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

No problem, good luck! :)

[@shadowmich]

Good video just needs a bit louder commentary ;)

[@PanHellmuncikPL]

Hi! Do you install any drivers into monitor with usb before you powered it up?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

PanHellmuncikPL No I didn’t install any drivers. I just plugged everything in and it worked.

[@simekon80085]

w samym ekranie nie ma nośnika pamięci, który mógłby mieć w sobie sterowniki

[@zubairsamoon8196]

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[@bishvjeetraj4188]

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[@antonyanmar1111]

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[@gunbuster333SMSTI]

I have an even better idea for a screen like this, but it also involves using my steam deck😗

[@ronb6182]

Nobody will like my idea just find a small flat screen monitor that already has HDMI, small ones are like 99 dollars at a pawn shop. It's fun though to keep old electronics out of the land fills. Recycle reuse repeat.

[@aynobeekhan6246]

বাংলাদেশে কথাই পাবো

[@eritert]

Way cool

[@nasalimbu3078]

Topi huru Laptop motherboard display

[@ednilsondeniquebomqueumdia2473]

Mp

[@nihat4887]

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[@hifiveguyy]

Could the lcd screen run directly from the raspberri?

[@MakeFixUpgrade]

That would depend on the screen and its power requirements. I'd say it would be safer to power separately but with the right components anything is possible.