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    M17x cracked screen

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by pellinore, Nov 21, 2011.

  1. pellinore

    pellinore Notebook Enthusiast

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    My screen just got cracked and was wondering if it's possible to just replace the outside glass. The screen works perfect even under the crack.

    Thanks
     
    pellinore, Nov 21, 2011
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  2. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    cracked?! ask for replacement dude, cracked screen, cannot game like this..
     
    maxheap, Nov 21, 2011
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    Iceforge Notebook Guru

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    I think the panel is glued to the screen which itself is part of the whole screen assembly.
    So no, you can't.
     
    Iceforge, Nov 21, 2011
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  4. pellinore

    pellinore Notebook Enthusiast

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    pellinore, Nov 21, 2011
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    The edges of the screen are glued to the glass. Don't ask me how I know. I upgraded my screen - not the entire assembly, but only the panel. That was a pain in the ***.

    I think your best bet is just to remove the plexiglass and use the screen without it.
     
    aarpcard, Nov 21, 2011
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    Apocy, Nov 22, 2011
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  7. pellinore

    pellinore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Found this, so this should work if I can get the LCD seperated:

    Dell Alienware M17x LCD Front Bezel

    Now they have a bunch of LCD screens with the glass attached/not attached can anyone tell me which one would be the same or better than what I have. I have the M17xR1 with the 1920x1200 screen.


    Will this one work on the R1:
    Dell Alienware M17x R3 LCD 17.3" FHD 1080

    Or does anyone know of a place that sells the screen with the glass attached?
     
    pellinore, Nov 22, 2011
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  8. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    link won't work because the r3 has a different screen size i believe :(
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 22, 2011
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    Cut it all out, go glass-less I know someone on the forums did that with his RGB LED m17x R2 and it worked great and looked even better.
     
    darkloki, Nov 22, 2011
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  10. pellinore

    pellinore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you have any links on removing the glass? Do you mean to pry it completely from edge to edge?
     
    pellinore, Nov 22, 2011
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  11. bigtonyman

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    if you do this, you might wanna find a screen protector to put on top to protect the screen :)
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 22, 2011
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    claxdog, Nov 22, 2011
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    darkloki, Nov 24, 2011
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