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laptop screen problem
Name: zinnia48 Date: August 18, 2009 at 13:19:14 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 1gb Product: Dell / Inspiron 1300 Subcategory: General
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my daughters dell inspiron laptop now has vertcal green, yellow bands , she claims if u bend the screen to a certain position she can get the logon screen, I havent managed that. Machine works fine with an external monitor. Is this problem just a lead problem from the machine to the screen, an inverter problem ?( not sure what the inverter does), or a problem witht he screen itelf. Any help would be appreciated, i have no problem in dismantling the scree as i have replace the hinges on another machinine
Name: MWCC Date: August 18, 2009 at 13:46:31 Pacific
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I would vote for a broken screen, and bending the screen is not recommended...........................
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: August 18, 2009 at 14:37:58 Pacific
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I would also guess the screen. That said, that isn't a cheap part. So, DIY may not be the wisest choice. You may at least want to pay for a firm estimate on what needs fixing.
It would help to know more about the bands. So the screen as it now is can't show anything?
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Response Number 3
Name: zinnia48 Date: August 19, 2009 at 07:16:00 Pacific
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thats correct, no images at all, just very thin vertical white lines with interspersed coloured bands varying in width from about 0.25cm to 0.5cm, mainly yellow,purple. on a black background
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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill Date: August 19, 2009 at 07:22:31 Pacific
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Does the screen look like that when the laptop is first started too, or can you read text at that point?
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Response Number 5
Name: zinnia48 Date: August 19, 2009 at 12:03:14 Pacific
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starts like that, no text at all just vertical lines but can see text on attached monitor
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: August 19, 2009 at 13:21:44 Pacific
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If you can't see anything in the PRE-Windows POST screens then the screen or graphics chip are broken. Probably the screen.
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