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    M1330 Screen Accident!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by AP27, Feb 18, 2008.

  1. AP27

    AP27 Notebook Evangelist

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    My m1330 suffered a small drop this morning. I had it in its sleeve when it slipped from my hand and fell about 2 feet onto the front left corner. Theres a little dent over there from the impact, but its also resulted in something much worse.

    The LED backlighting behind the screen won't turn on anymore. So I have next to Zero brightness on the screen. If I place the system in a moderately lit room and squint real hard I can make out the desktop and everything on the screen (setting a white background helps), but I can't get the brightness up at all. The brightness is set to Full using the Fn + Up key, but the display remains dark. I'm currently using an external 20 inch monitor as my primary display, and its working fine. I guess this confirms its the LEDs that took a hit during the fall.

    Am I surmising this correctly? Or can something else be the problem here? Also, would I have to send it back to Dell for a screen replacement?
     
    AP27, Feb 18, 2008
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  2. darksiege

    darksiege Notebook Consultant

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    Hopefully you bought Complete Care so they cover accidental damage?
     
    darksiege, Feb 18, 2008
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  3. WolksVagen

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    Ouch thats rough dude, do you have complete care or regular warranty?
     
    WolksVagen, Feb 18, 2008
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  4. AP27

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    Nope. Dont have complete-care. Just the regular warranty. :(
     
    AP27, Feb 18, 2008
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