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Tony Monatana_I
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June 29th, 2004 17:00
LCD Problems on Dell Inspiron 8000
Hi all my Dell Inspiron Laptop was working fine when I shut it down, then the next day when I turned it on the screen was very dull and you cannot see the background very well then it sometimes flickers red then goes back to dull, when I connect to an external monitor it works fine, any help or advice on this problem would be much appreciated.
Tony Monatana_I
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Posted June 30th, 2004 17:00
Thank you very much for your help ejn63 do you know if you can buy these parts from Dell, or any where else that may supply them?- Unfortunately all LCD backlight lams live about 5000 - 20000 hours. Then a replacement is required. I do not know if Dell may provide you with parts for it - my I8100 is not experiencing that problem yet, but I'd recommend you make a search. There are some third party suppliers that may offer you a kit for that.
To prolong life span of LCD backlight lamp - use LCD-Saver tiny utility (see link below), and try to avoid "screen savers" making with fancy pictures on the screen. They actually burn off your monitor (lamp particularly) instead of saving it.
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Posted June 29th, 2004 22:00
The inverter and/or backlight has failed -- together, about $30-40 in parts and another $100 or so in labor at a shop, if you aren't versed in delicate electronics repair.