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    Xps 1530 Dim Screen :s

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ccrudden, Feb 11, 2012.

  1. ccrudden

    ccrudden Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have a XPS1530 with a dim screen, looked like the invertor is faulty so I changed it still dim (display is on screen with no back light) I have so far changed;

    Screen
    Inverter
    Cable
    Palm Rest Sensor

    Still to no avail, it is displaying correctly on an external monitor so im assuming the on board graphics is good?

    Has anyone any other ideas before I throw the laptop under a bus?

    Thanks
     
    ccrudden, Feb 11, 2012
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  2. dave-p

    dave-p Notebook Deity

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    was the inverter an orignal part?, and the Screen?

    it is possible the inverter you have is a bad one.
     
    dave-p, Feb 11, 2012
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I've seen units display externally fine and still dim on the LCD, could be a bad GPU still or a bad LVDS connector on the motherboard.

    Inverters could be bad, but after 2, it could still be the screen.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 11, 2012
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