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    Windows 7 damaged my Inspiron 1520?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by onnek, Sep 18, 2009.

  1. onnek

    onnek Newbie

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    I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 RC over Vista on my inspiron 1520. Windows 7 appeared to automatically install the correct drivers for everything except the graphics card, as everything else appeared to be working properly (e.g. wireless, scrollpad, etc.) After manually downloading and installing the NVidia driver, the aero stuff started to work.

    However shortly afterwards, I noticed that the left side of my screen seemed slightly dimmer than the rest of the screen. The problem gets even worse, as the backlight would suddenly turn off after shorter and shorter periods. I thought maybe the windows 7 drivers were incompatible with my the laptop, so I uninstalled windows 7 and installed Vista back along with the original drivers, but that didn't fix the problem.

    Anyway, I called up Dell, and got someone to come fix my laptop. Apparently, some cable and back light controller were damaged so they replaced them, and everything seems to be working fine again.

    I would like to reinstall windows 7, as my computer was noticeably faster and smoother running it than running Vista. However, I'm afraid the screen will start acting up again. I mean, I only started having problems with the screen shortly after I installed windows 7. Coincidence?

    My question is, was it Windows 7 that damaged this cable and back light controller, or was this all just a coincidence? Should I reinstall windows 7 on this laptop? Anyone else have experience running windows 7 on this model?
     
    onnek, Sep 18, 2009
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  2. samov

    samov Notebook Consultant

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    I think it was just a coincidence... reinstall it.
     
    samov, Sep 18, 2009
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  3. E30kid

    E30kid Notebook Deity

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    Windows 7 doesn't have limbs.
     
    E30kid, Sep 19, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Best post of this thread.

    Long story short, there's no way Windows 7 could have caused that.
     
    Mastershroom, Sep 19, 2009
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  5. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Agreed. Although software can cause damage to components, it's not something that typically happens without the user actually trying to do so - for example flashing a GPU to think it's something else and then using the new drivers or using software to overclock components. It's not what happened in this instance though; sometimes things do just break.
     
    Fragilexx, Sep 19, 2009
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  6. subaru swift

    subaru swift Notebook Enthusiast

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    whoops must be a hardware fault, as w7 or 99% of software will not damage the hardware unless you ask it too.... ie OC or tweak the cpu, mem etc settings to much.

    but have the laptop inverter looked at & the mobo too as it might have been a power fault or surge.

    but seeing they have looked at it try w7 again.

    better still wait for the real full pubic release not a pre copy.
     
    subaru swift, Sep 19, 2009
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  7. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    ROFL!!!!!!!!!@ pubic release. now thats the interesting version of windows.
     
    afhstingray, Sep 19, 2009
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  8. subaru swift

    subaru swift Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have the action pack w7 ult & pro on 2 pc's of mine & wow they are running so so smooth so far, but i do use i7 rigs ;).

    going to stick w7 pro on this acer lappy soon too....
     
    subaru swift, Sep 19, 2009
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  9. subaru swift

    subaru swift Notebook Enthusiast

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    what does rolling on the floor barby que sauce! mean ??...

    is it a new thing when you have 3 or 5 beers or 2 shots of car battery.... lol :p
     
    subaru swift, Sep 19, 2009
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  10. Ice Cold

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    Man I am so glad I am still doing this Windows 7 upgrade while I still have full Warranty left.
     
    Ice Cold, Sep 19, 2009
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