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    purchased an old inspiron 5100 need screen advice

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by RanCorX2, Jun 20, 2017.

  1. RanCorX2

    RanCorX2 Notebook Evangelist

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    it had a xga 1024x768 screen installed but was all marked, can i put in a sxga screen?
    i noticed the video cable says xga, do i need a new cable? i found one on ebay and a few other parts sites but none of them specify how man pins the connector has, the xga screen is 20 pin.

    i already tried a sxga 20 pin screen but got no picture, nothing.
     
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    I've seen those with higher res screens (1680x1050), but they all had ATI graphics I believe. I think your LVDS connector may not support that res without a supporting graphics chipset. If it's Intel graphics, I can pretty much assure you it won't work.
     
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    it has a radeon 7500 installed, i purchase fx 5200 to replace it but it hasn't come yet.
     
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