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Upgrade E5400 LCD to WXGA+ LED?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by SPFycool, Sep 11, 2011.

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  1. SPFycool

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    Hello, I have a Latitude E5400 with a WXGA (1280x800) LED backlight screen. I would love to upgrade to the WXGA+ (1440x900) screen, but they all seem to be CCFL backlight?!?!

    Are there any compatible WXGA+ LED screen's I can use in my E5400?
     
  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I'm fairly certain you can use the LED WXGA+ panel from the E6400. You might need a different display cable, but the inverter placement and such should be the same.

    EDIT: Actually, I can't find any E5400 LED screens at all... are you sure yours is an LED screen? I'm beginning to suspect that wasn't even an option?
     
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    I am 100% certain it is an LED backlight. Dell's support page lists my screen as 14.1 wxga Light emitting diode. I have also taken the screen bezel off recently and determined there is no inverter present. Mine was ordered in February 2010, so may be a newer rev than the original Dell specs.

    I was looking at the screens available for the E6400, but I wanted to make sure they were indeed compatible with my E5400. Thanks for helping confirm.

    EDIT: I double-checked by taking the LCD bezel off again. There is an inverter, but it is definitely NOT the CCFL type. The output cable going to the LCD is a ribbon, not the standard 2-pin CCFL lamp connector. The model of the inverter is T330P. Not much info on it, but what I have found does point to LED.
     
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