fitted wrong resolution screen to hp 8470p laptop

hi

i was wondering if anyone can offer any advice. my wifes screen got damaged on her hp elitebook 8470p. i didn't realise that this model came in 2 different screen resolutions. i have bought and fitted a 1600x900 screen rather than a 1366x768 which it should have been. now the screen works but it has faint vertical lines down the screen and fuzzy low brightness even if i reduce the resolution of the graphics down from 1600x900 to 1366x768 to suit the inbuilt hd4000 grapohics.

on a normal desktop obviously you can set the monitor to suit your graphics. but are these issues likely to be because i have fitted a too high a resolution screen, or is it an indictaion of a faulty replacement screen? any advice greatfully appreciated.

thanks in advance

roly

 

I don't know your model but is there a different (upgraded) display cable that is supposed to be paired with the higher res screen?

 

Yes it does. If it had a 768p screen, there's also a dual channel screen cable for the 900p screen, which should be abundant in eBay. The part number is 686018-001.

Edit: Just checked eBay, most are single channel cables. Aliexpress may be a better source.

 

thanks guys that's really helpful. i think i have found one 6017B0343701 which i think equates to 686018-001. fingers crossed this will sort the issue out.

thanks again!