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    M17X R2 1200p LCD - Technical Question!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by UltraGSM, Dec 20, 2013.

  1. UltraGSM

    UltraGSM ...so many Alienwares...

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    Ok, so the question is - what type of LVDS cable connector is on the m17X R2 1200p 95% NTSC RGB LED LCD Screen? is it the same pinout as 15.6" 1080p 40pin LVD's connector/pinout or different pinout same 40pin connector etc?

    Can anybody share pinout schematics? I wonder if I could adopt this 1200p LCD to work with 15.6" FHD 1080p LVDS cable, or will it power up right away as plug-n-play?

    Thanks for any input in advance!
     
    UltraGSM, Dec 20, 2013
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  2. UltraGSM

    UltraGSM ...so many Alienwares...

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    somebody got to know something...???
     
    UltraGSM, Dec 22, 2013
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  3. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    Hi,

    Well, i do not have a green idea, you could compare pics of the connectors on google, seach for images with various keywords, try serial number of the screen as well.

    I say, if the connector looks the same then....it should work...
     
    flingin, Dec 22, 2013
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  4. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    There is a 1200p display available for the m17x R2?
     
    Hackintoshihope, Dec 22, 2013
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  5. NiveQ

    NiveQ Notebook Geek

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    The r2 1200p uses a HP693 ribbon cable.
    And it uses the same lvds connector for the cfl screen.
    However the backlight connector is a different story, if you would connect a led screen to a cfl inverter you would probably end up frying mobo or screen.
    (As I unfortunately did)
     
    NiveQ, Dec 22, 2013
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  6. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Yes it was either sold with 1440x900 base LCD or RGBLED 1920x1200 RGBLED WUXGA Samsung panel (same one used in the Precision M6500).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 22, 2013
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  7. Hackintoshihope

    Hackintoshihope AlienMeetsApple

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    Oh gotcha since its the 16:10 aspect ratio.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Dec 23, 2013
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