Dell Inspiron 1150 display dead??

when u restart the computer hit F8 the moment u see the dell logo...select safemode...hit enter...select os...hit enter...click yes' it work in safemode...if ur screen is normal in safe mode then its a driver issue ...reload the driver...or do system restore ...if u still have a bad screen...it can be related to h/w....try it...bobby

if ur working on it right now u can cht with me on yahoo ..mess' .. add jazz_jolly

Hi, Likely problem is the backlight for the LCD screen has gone. To check this try connecting up the laptop to a standard CRT monitor. If you get a picture, this is the most likely area. Other possibilities are the ribbon cable from motherboard to screen is loose or broken. Either way it will need to go to a repair shop. hth Ceri

hey thanks.. im actually to head to bed in a few but i just tried safemode and its still screwed up.. same lines same crap. :( (added a pic of it in the image url)

Thanks ceri.. I dont know if its even worth repairing or not.. but I guess it wouldn't hurt to get a quote. im sure i'd be better off buying a new laptop though.. im just annoyed about the whole situation. :(

damn no edit. i tried to connect to a standard CRT.. im pretty sure i tried long before the LCD issue and i never got it to show a picture at all. At any rate, i tried it again and the monitor doesn't even see the laptop at all or.. viseversa.. i dont know if theres a setting or something but.. i cant even see it to change it either way.