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    Flashing Scroll and Num, Solid Caps lights + Black Screen

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Misdemeanor, Sep 9, 2014.

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    Is this just an indicator that my screen is dead? Or could this possibly be more, like the GPU or mobo going bad? :confused:
     
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    Check this out!
     
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    No go :( "The chosen document is not currently available. Please try again later."
     
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    So, in my case it has three possibilies
    1 Replace the LCD cable.
    2. Replace the LCD panel.
    3. Replace the video card.
    Would it be safe to say that since the LCD is dead, I should be able to replace it and regain functionality. I don't want to replace the GPU since, that'll be more expensive.
     
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