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Dell XPS screen gone blank!

  • 15-01-2012 9:37pm
    #1
    Four of a kind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭


    I've a Dell XPS M1710 laptop which I've owned for 5 years. Recently I've noticed that the screen has become a little wonky, in that the pixels where discoloured and there were a few pixel spots coming up every now and again.

    Then the other day I turned on the laptop and the windows screen came up but looked all funny, before it just went completely blank. Every time I turn it on since it does the same....windows screen comes up then blank.

    It's gotten alot of use for the first 3 years of its life as it was my main computer that I used but the past 2 years its only been used a couple times a week at best.

    My question's are:

    1. Is this a big issue regarding getting it fixed?
    2. Can it be fixed?
    3. How much are we talking about roughly to have it fixed?

    It cost me a couple of grand initially to buy this machine as I got it specked out to what I needed it for. But I don't use it as my main computer anymore so if its going to cost a few hundred €€ just to fix I'd rather just buy a basic level laptop with the money to have as a secondary machine.

    Any info would be helpful :)

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    Four of a kind wrote: »

    Then the other day I turned on the laptop and the windows screen came up but looked all funny, before it just went completely blank. Every time I turn it on since it does the same....windows screen comes up then blank.

    It's gotten alot of use for the first 3 years of its life as it was my main computer that I used but the past 2 years its only been used a couple times a week at best.

    My question's are:

    1. Is this a big issue regarding getting it fixed?
    2. Can it be fixed?
    3. How much are we talking about roughly to have it fixed?

    It cost me a couple of grand initially to buy this machine as I got it specked out to what I needed it for. But I don't use it as my main computer anymore so if its going to cost a few hundred €€ just to fix I'd rather just buy a basic level laptop with the money to have as a secondary machine.

    Any info would be helpful :)

    Thanks.
    Is the Laptop still on? Just the screen is showing nothing? If yes then it's probably the screen as you say if no then it could be the video Card.

    Dell XPS M1710 17" WUXGA LAPTOP LCD SCREEN + INVERTER

    On Amazon, much more expensive (Only 1 left)

    Few vids worth looking at, including the video card bake, I'm on bad internet so can't watch them, they'll help narrow down your problem.

    If machine is staying on connect up to TV and press FN + F8 to switch output and see what you can see.

    Don't rule out ringing Dell just to see what they say, find out how much it is to buy warranty cover, if cheap you could try taking it out and ring up then and get them to fix it....maybe.


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