A CCFL (M17X R1/R2) screen+lid assembly wanted!

Does anyone have such a screen for sale? Any resolution is fine!
I need it for a crazy experiment.

 

There are a few on ebay the last time I checked. They were extremely expensive though.

 

Yeah, I've seen those, but personally am staying away from ebay for now.

 

what are you plotting now?I was thinking about putting a red lid on my r2 so I could have a two tone M17x.

 

Lids aren't too expensive and easy to replace, so go ahead.
My plan is to mess with the E2E cover

 

Ah, going after the elusive anti-glare fix eh. lol

 

Yep, still waiting for that HP (actually, on the verge of cancelling it ) and then I will dedicate a new thread to messing with M17X in the way it hasn't been messed with before

 

I can't wait to see this! In the past glossy screens were acceptable (not ideal, but still usable), but these E2E overlays make the screen near unusable in well lit areas.

 

I have no trouble with my LED screen. you can see reflections but the screen is so bright it shines trough them.

 

"I'm not doing this for you, not even for Bender, but for the proud people of Robonia!" -

Professor Farnsworth

 

Well i wish you the best of luck. What is taking that bullet proof HP so long to ship? Final tests blah blah i am also considering that just cause of the screen. How are you going to cut it anyway? I wish you best of luck. Now we shall see the true brightness of the screen, this edge to edge crap becomes annoying after a while.

 

I just got my 1920x1200 screen today. I will have the 1440x900 for sale sometime. But I need the back for obvious reasons. All I bought was the LCD in the E2E. So that's what I'll be selling if I can figure out how to get this stupid thing apart and change it out!!!!! Son of a..........what the crap? Any pointers? I can't see where to start to get the lid apart.

 

You need to take everything apart i think. take out the media bar and then the keyboard. then i dont know.

 

Hi,
The following steps are required for LCD screen removal:

LCD Removal:
1. Remove the battery,
2. Remove the bottom cover (2 captive screws)
3. Remove the keyboard bezel/media bar (2 screws underneath on the fan side)
4. Remove the keyboard (4 screws)
5. Remove the LCD and wireless cabling (2 for LCD and 3 for wireless/bluetooth)
6. Remove the inner skeleton (8 screws more or less)
7. Remove the screws from the LCD hinges (4 screws total)
8. Tilt the LCD screen at a 45 degree angle (towards you) and remove.

LCD Lid Removal:
1. All of the above steps
2. Remove the two screws hidden behind the hinges
3. Remove the rubber grip by sliding it toward the hinges
4. Remove 2 screws securing the LCD lid
5. Slide the LCD lid away from the hinges (Be very careful to not break the alien head cable)
6. Disconnect the Alien Head logo and remove

Be very careful as this will void your warranty without a technician!

Thanks,
Gabe

 

I sent you a PM but like the guy above I just have the screen not the Metal backing.

 

I'm just the "guy above". Thanks.....now, to tear this mug apart.

 

So if I do this it WILL void my warranty?

 

Well if the tech looks up service tag wouldn't it show old screen? I have used both screens and honestly other then resolution, they were both pretty much the same, I did not do any tests mind you, just from sitting in front of both, I really can't seem to tell. Now both screens were on a R1. I'll let you know once I get the R2 if there is any difference. Good luck on the swap!

 

Yeah. I knew that. Just figured an upgrade would be fine and keep the old one(sorry OP) in case something happens I guess.

 

I can trade you my screen for your RGB led

 

Here is the best deal your going to find! A 1200p screen for $240(not counting shipping). I think I deserve some rep points for this! =) I was almost tempted to buy it for my self for backup!

HURRY ITS ON EBAY AS BUY IT NOW!!!!

 

Sweeeeet! And great deal. Now I need it too seeing as how I fried mine last night trying to insatll my 1920x1200. Not sure what I did wrong, but when I hooked it all back up I got the Scroll lock-Number lock flashing LEDs. LCD initialization error. Well, it was 1230am and I was tired so I put it on the shelf. Got up this morning and headed to work. Put the bottom cover back on and put the battery back in and noticed a 'burning' smell(UH OH!) I could actually see some glowing coming from the inverter area through a crack. So I think it is the inverter(Ihope). Any clues or where to get an inverter? If not, back with the old and call Dell.

 

Damn, sorry about your luck! Who knows, it might have been messed up to begin with.I hope everything works out for you!

 

OK. Found out what it was. The cable that goes to the Alien head on the back panel melted the plastic housing, therefore making the smell. Took care of that.
Hooked everything back up, powered on, booted to the Windows orbs flying through the air, then, white screen with a bunch of vertical line. Funny thing is it looked fine in the BIOS, and boot until it did this. Now every time I try to restart, it's the white screen with lines. What the CRAP? Just ain't my day. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good grief this is aggravating.

 

oops. 10 char

 

Wow, that's some action!
Try disassembling the system again, check and re-seat all the cables, cards and connectors. While at it, unplug the BIOS battery (one of the two white connectors near the CPU fan) for half a minute.
Try again, but this time if it posts - go to diagnostics and check everything before booting.
Good Luck.

 

Been there, done that. MOstly. I'm at work now and will play with it when I get home. I just don't understand why it would run through the POST, the show Windows orbs, start loading, then freak out. Gota be a card I would guess. Possibly shorted when the cable shorted and it was just hanging on. Don't know. All the monitor connections are good. RAM seated, Didn''t touch GPUs or CPu. I'm baffled. Bout to contact Dell. Will update. If y'all got any more ideas, I'm open for 'em. Thanks. Aikimox

 

I'd re-seat the cards and the SLI cable as well.

 

I did. Looked around and it seems it may be the monitor cable. Gonna try now again.

EDIT: No dice. Same thing. Now I'm really thinking it's a video card issue. Calling Dell now.

 

On the phone now and he is checking for confirmation to get the cards replaced. What coulda caused it? I'll never tell that I replaced the screen. Might get some 280s out of it I hope. Just hope to get it going soon.

 

Get 4870's if you can

 

I hope so.

 

Don't know what he's bringing, but he's gonna have to change the screen after he sees it. Sucks kind of. Oh well.....hurry up and wait. Changing it on Wednesday. I'll let everyone know what I get. That's almost 2 whole days w/o my lappy! I'm having withdrawals already! Crap. Just leave well enough alone. Right? One more thing....can you put the LED on the R1?

 

You definitely can, just make sure you unplug the BIOS battery for half a minute before turning it on with the new screen installed.

 

Hmmmmm!? Now, where to find one of those? That is the question.

 

Ebay
/10char

 

Yeah! Good luck with that. Now, you all donate to my get and RGB LED fund! LOL. Costs too much for me.

 

Actually the screen itself is ~150$. If you can find a safe way of removing the panel from the lid E2E assembly - you can then swap the panels easily.

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! If you went through what I did last night just to change the panel, most folks wouldn't even consider changing the screen itself. And it is really sealed in there too. It's rediculous the Dellienware would do that to it's customers. I guess you could cut the aluminum that holds it in place, but that would be some kinda dumb IMO. I may hold onto the 1440x900 I have and try it one day for fun, and if it works, yay. But I am wary of the whole process.

Did I mention how aggravating it is to change the panel? Since no one else has, I am going to write a tutorial(a good one) on how to change it. (as soon as I get a computer that works, CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

Not only I went through the same process - did it multiple times for testing purposes.

Here you go

 

Oh yeah! I've seen it. Looked everywhere to find a detailed tutorial, and couldn't, so I hope to write one. Don't know how useful it would be this late in the game with the M17x's.

 

AFAIK, there's no such tutorial yet, so you have a good chance to be the first.

 

Replaced with 260m's. oh well. Coming Monday to replace the whole LCD.

 

And I'm gonna say I've seen a lot of negativity about Dell's service techs. But my experience this time was GREAT!!!!!! Phone support was slow, but dead on. And the service tech that came to replace cards---WOW! Tavares Brown. Knew the system in and out. I was really surprised and impressed. I live in the southern US, Savannah Ga area. If you are lucky enough to get him, good for you. He didn't hesitateand seemed to know exactly what he was doing. Replaced the cards in 40 minutes with no scratches on system and was very knowledgeable. Greaat job!!!!!

 

I have only had good experiences so far with Dell techs....of course that is always under my supervision

 

Well, Dell sent a 1920X1200 as the replacement(with a Red lid?). They didn't however, send the cable for the Alien head on the lid so my lid Alien head is still not lighting up. No big deal, really. So after the tech informed the service tech on the phone, they decided to ship a whole new system to me. Wonder what I will get? R2?!!! Any ideas? Has Dell discontinued the R1?

 

The R1 is discontinued, it's now just a matter of whether or not they happen to have any R1s left over.

 

Ohhhh snap! If I get an R2, keeping it. If I get an R1 with 1440x900, sending it back. This screen is nice.

 

Well i was told i was getting an R2, after what happened to my R1 and they again sent me a R1!!! It still annoying the crap out of me, push them for a R2 man, so am i.

 

Well, the tech wasn't real specific, but she said it had the latest hardware and upgrades. Of course that means nothing to me really, coming from a phone tech in India, but who knows?