How to open monitor case? (LG Flatron L196WTQ)

Question

My monitor (LG Flatron L196WTQ) has broken recently and I know the problem is with the inverter. From what I have read online I can try replacing the capacitors on the inverter board and see if that fixes it. The problem is I cant open the monitor. I took off all the screws but still cannot open the monitor. Does anyone have any ideas how I might go about doing it?

Answer 1

I found a service manual, which describes how to disassemble the monitor: http://www.fixdevice.com/smanuals/file/39118.html

And yes you are probably right about the caps, they are most likely dead if they are electrolytic capacitors.

Answer 2

I actually found the post below which was quite helpful. I just had to give it some more force with a flathead screwdriver. I will be repairing the caps tomorrow.

http://www.ccl-la.com/blog/index.php/lg-l196wtq-bf-lcd-monitor-repair/