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    M1530 blank screen - HELP

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by blazom, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. blazom

    blazom Notebook Consultant

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    HI,

    my 4years old XPS M1530 have a problem. The screen is completely blank, cant see even the BIOS.
    I was in the meaning it is graphic, but I have connected it to external monitor and everything works fine.
    I had run DELL Diagnostic - it had shoved Error code 0321, LCD EDID - unable to access EDID EEPROM

    If I am right - the nVidia is fine - correct me if I am wrong
    So the problelm must be in LCD cable or LCD itself, RIGHT ?

    This machine had already changed DVD and LCD in the past. Wont buy DELL again. :mad:
     
    blazom, Nov 16, 2011
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Try re-seating the display cable? It sounds like the motherboard just can't detect the screen, but it's hard to tell if it's a cable or screen failure.

    Usually I'd say it's a backlight or inverter issue, but the error code seems to suggest otherwise...
     
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  3. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^ I second that; my display went out a couple of months ago, and it was just the LCD cable needed to be reseated. I think the cable worked its way loose after so many openings and closings of the computer.
     
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  4. blazom

    blazom Notebook Consultant

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    OK. will order new cable from ebay first.
    THX
     
    blazom, Nov 17, 2011
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  5. kozzney

    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    No no, don't spend the money on the new cable yet, just open up your computer, and re-seat the existing cable.

    (I actually just had to do this literally 30 minutes ago. My backlight went out again, and I reseated the display cable, put some electrical tape on it to prevent it from coming loose again, and everything is working perfectly again.)
     
    kozzney, Nov 17, 2011
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