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    Dell Inspiron B130 display problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lonewolf0069, Jul 24, 2011.

  1. lonewolf0069

    lonewolf0069 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi i'm trying to fix a display problem in a inspiron B130 was watching a video when the screen developed afew line then went black. The lappy starts and loads win xp home if you hold a bright light to the screen you can see all the icons on the screen. Pluged in a external monitor and the picture is crystal clear. thanks for any help or advice you can give :confused:
     
    lonewolf0069, Jul 24, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Went black as in the entire screen or is it extremely dim? Entirely black is most likely a bad backlight which it would be easier to replace the LCD panel. Dim would usually indicate a bad inverter, worse case is bad motherboard/LCD panel.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 25, 2011
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