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    XPS 1330 backlight dead

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by athos, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. athos

    athos Notebook Geek

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    My mom's XPS 1330 just had its backlight give up the ghost and it's of course post warranty, so I'm wondering a couple of things:

    1. How much that repair is going to cost and
    2. Is there a place that is great for this?

    Just to talk to dell will, I believe, cost me at this point, so I'm not really game for that, but she's dead in the water right now with the laptop and I'm looking for things I can do.

    Thanks!
     
    athos, Sep 9, 2009
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    athos Notebook Geek

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    Anybody? Can you recommend a good repair place?
     
    athos, Sep 10, 2009
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    nobb Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure how technical you are, but the cheapest route would be to dismantle the LCD assembly, slide out the burnt CCFL backlight, and put in a replacement. You can get them for about $20.
     
    nobb, Sep 11, 2009
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    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    It could be the nVidia GPU problem and not the CCFL. CCFL lasts a long time.
     
    kanehi, Sep 12, 2009
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