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    Black and White Screen of death!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by misteralay, Oct 23, 2008.

  1. misteralay

    misteralay Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought my Dell 1530 XPS last February. It has been working perfect and I have been fine with everything. However today while using it just typing a word document the screen flashed,

    BLACK! WHITE! BLACK! WHITE! WHITE! and then BLACK again. This time it was black again for good. What happend? Can I fix this without having to ship it in or have someone come out to replace it?

    I connected my computer to an external monitor and it worked perfectly. Meaning that it was the just the monitor that got messed up.

    You guys, I really dont want someone to touch my Laptop and fix it. They will just be all rough with it without giving a care in the world. AHHH! Yet I have no idea how to replace the monitor myself. UGHH!

    What happend? Whats the best way to go about getting this fixed?
     
    misteralay, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Maybe the lcd cable shorted... But I don't think you can check without breaking the warranty....
     
    Ayle, Oct 24, 2008
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    NoteLil Notebook Consultant

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    turn on the laptop in a darkened room... look for a faint image. If you can see one, then it is the inverter - and it will need to be replaced by Dell (it is possible to do it yourself, if you are comfortable doing that kind of stuff).

    -Jim
     
    jwkramer61, Oct 24, 2008
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