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    replaced M1330 screen displays colored vertical lines

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by vincentvdn, Jun 5, 2010.

  1. vincentvdn

    vincentvdn Newbie

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    I recently replaced the LED screen for my M1330,
    with a screen I bought from eBay.
    (I fell on my laptop and the screen was completely broken)

    I installed it, but exactly 1/4th of the screen displays vertical colored lines.
    [​IMG]

    Maybe there was some cable that wasn't connected perfectly,
    so I disassembled everything and blew on every piece to make sure there wasn't any dirt on it, and then assembled it again.

    The colors changed a little bit, but the same problem occurs.

    Idea, anyone?
    If it's a cable problem, is it the GX081 cable I need?
     
  2. Laptopz

    Laptopz Notebook Consultant

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    Woah, that's trippy o_O
    That actually resembles what the screen should look like if you have a dying Nvidia 8400 lol (except it should be the colored vertical lines for the entire screen).

    Also, is it just me (from that picture) or is there a bulge in the center of your keyboard..?
     
  3. vincentvdn

    vincentvdn Newbie

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    If I connect an external screen, the image is perfectly fine.
    That means there's nothing wrong with the graph card, right?

    And yeah it looks like that on the pic but I think it's because of my phone lens :)