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    Fine Lines of Dead Pixels on Dell Inspiron 5160

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by modest, Jun 1, 2007.

  1. modest

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    HI,

    I bought a Dell Inspiron 5160 laptop in October 2004. Two months back I got a fine line of Dead Pixel running from top of the screen to bottom. Then last month I got another one and then last week I had one more.

    I can do away with couple of lines of dead pixel but it seems that they are increasing day by day. Right now I have 3 of them and there is another one which is very very faint. I am not sure why is this happening.

    THe only thing that I changed in last 4-5 months is that I got a replacement AC power adapter as my original one malfunctioned twice. Does the dead pixels has any relation with the replacement AC power adapter (it is not a original Dell one) that I bought from Ebay?

    Also, is there any by which I can stop the problem at this point if not getting rid of pixels? Ideally I would like to get rid of those lines but I believe it will be expensive. So I am happy if I can at least stop the problem so that no additional lines of deadpixels appear on my screen.

    Thanks
     
    modest, Jun 1, 2007
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  2. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Are the lines still there when you are running off of the battery?
     
    Iceman0124, Jun 1, 2007
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  3. modest

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    Yes the lines are always there no matter if I run from battery or Power adapter. The lines are from the moment I hit the power button when the BIOS/Dell logo shows up.
     
    modest, Jun 2, 2007
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you can see those lines even in the BIOS, then Dell needs to replace the screen.
     
    Greg, Jun 2, 2007
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    Call Dell and ask them how much is it for the screen replacement, hopefully your have the three year coverage.
     
    Stevenj, Jun 3, 2007
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  6. modest

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    The only coverage I had was 1-yr warranty which came when I had purchased.

    Is there any additional warranty for LCD screens?
     
    modest, Jun 3, 2007
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