The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    DELL 1525 inspiron broken screen help

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by scullbags, Apr 15, 2010.

  1. scullbags

    scullbags Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    hi all i got a dell1525 which all worked fine kids broke the screen, it has a hdmi lead out on it so i connected it to my tv which has a pc channel but when i go to hdmi 1 it just stays black screen on the tv i have also tryed a vga lead with the same effect even pressing the fn key and f8 is there a way i can get some picture or test as the laptop seems to boot up fine and id like to just buy a new screen rather then bin it
    many thanks
     
    scullbags, Apr 15, 2010
    #1
  2. Dolce Moda

    Dolce Moda Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    50
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I bought my 1525 a new screen on ebay and replaced it myself. A bit of googling and a screwdriver was all it took. It's easier than you think. Just keep track of which screws go where.
     
    Dolce Moda, Apr 20, 2010
    #2
  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

    Reputations:
    2,962
    Messages:
    8,231
    Likes Received:
    63
    Trophy Points:
    216
    Try testing the laptop with the external display connected and the internal screen disconnected. I've found that sometimes Dells with broken screens are pretty stubborn about displaying to those broken screens. If you still don't get a picture, the laptop might be hosed. How was the screen broken? Was it dropped?

    Otherwise, an obligatory link to the 1525 service manual:

    http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1525/en/SM/index.htm
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 20, 2010
    #3