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    inspiron 1501 lcd dead?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by shinakuma9, Oct 15, 2010.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    My Dell inspiron 1501's laptop lcd is dead, or is it?
    What happens is for a couple of seconds it will show the boot screen, it will go up to the "boot windows normally" screen and then i will hear some flickering and some sounds and the screen just goes black.
    So is this a graphics problem, loose cable or what?
     
    shinakuma9, Oct 15, 2010
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Try to isolate it to the screen or to the video card.

    If you connect it through VGA or HDMI out to another monitor/TV, do you get video output?

    From your description, I'll guess that it is the screen connections itself that are heating up/shorting - but it might also be the video card too making the 'sounds' you hear.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 16, 2010
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  3. shinakuma9

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    I dont have another monitor to test it with unfortunately. Can i just open it up and see whats wrong?
     
    shinakuma9, Oct 16, 2010
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    I think taking it to a friend who has a tv or a monitor should be your priority. Tearing it open may yield nothing but a headache as hardware issues are not always visible if you dont know what you are looking for exactly.
     
    X2P, Oct 16, 2010
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