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    Need help- replaced screen now inverter is dead

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by lollavid, Apr 6, 2009.

  1. lollavid

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    Hey,
    So as you can see in my sig, I have a 6831fx. I replaced the screen with a LP171WU1(TL)(A2). Although it came with an inverter, one of the plugs was different from the attaching plugs in my laptop. So I hooked it up to the existing inverter that came with the laptop.
    It worked perfectly for about a month, but now I'm pretty sure the inverter died. I say, "Pretty sure" because I guess there is a chance that the new screen is dead. However, I hooked up my old screen to the laptop and it's doing the same thing.
    My question is particular to inverters. Are there specific KINDS of inverters that will or will not work? How do I go about identifying the correct one to buy? Or is there some sort of conversion cable so I can use the brand new inverter that came with my new screen?
    I am glad to take pics if that would help.
    Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

    EDIT: The model of my old screen is a ltn170x2-l02
     
    lollavid, Apr 6, 2009
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