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Xps m1330 screen

Muzi5434 · 2012-04-21 18:09:02

Hi all, I have a dell xps and was working fine till earlier today and now the screen looks like this (see attachment) Do I need to get a new screen only or is the laptop completely gone?

21-04-2012 6:09pm

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Hi all,

I have a dell xps and was working fine till earlier today and now the screen looks like this (see attachment)

Do I need to get a new screen only or is the laptop completely gone?

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#2 21-04-2012 9:55pm

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Screen or GPU gone. (possibly RAM though rare)

Connect up to a TV with a HDMI (if it has one) or VGA cable and see if you get a display, if you do it's the screen-->which isin't that hard to fix yourself. If you don't it's the GPU.

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#3 21-04-2012 10:04pm

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_AVALANCHE_ wrote: »

Screen or GPU gone. (possibly RAM though rare)

Connect up to a TV with a HDMI (if it has one) or VGA cable and see if you get a display, if you do it's the screen-->which isin't that hard to fix yourself. If you don't it's the GPU.

Just did that there and it was working on the monitor so guess it's the screen. So would I need a new screen then?

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#4 21-04-2012 10:09pm

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yep be careful when pulling the front lcd bezel off , as its stuck on very well.

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The 1330 can take either a CCFL or LED backlit screen depending on what it was shipped with, so make sure you get the right one. The LED is much more expensive than the CCFL for this model.

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duckysauce wrote: »

yep be careful when pulling the front lcd bezel off , as its stuck on very well.

Grand, thanks

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#7 21-04-2012 10:12pm

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Karsini wrote: »

The 1330 can take either a CCFL or LED backlit screen depending on what it was shipped with, so make sure you get the right one. The LED is much more expensive than the CCFL for this model.

Cool, the specs say LED so will have to order that one

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#8 21-04-2012 10:33pm

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Karsini wrote: »

The 1330 can take either a CCFL or LED backlit screen depending on what it was shipped with, so make sure you get the right one. The LED is much more expensive than the CCFL for this model.

Jaysus, you're not joking, it's over double on Amazon.

Think this is the right one on Ebay.

Not the best vid, watch the wires. Take out battery and all that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWA-1w6qTf4

Better vid, though dif model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlIYxzlRkY

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1330/en/SM/html/display.htm#wp1109848

Does this laptop have a Nivida chip? How old is it?

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#9 21-04-2012 10:38pm

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_AVALANCHE_ wrote: »

Jaysus, you're not joking, it's over double on Amazon.

Think this is the right one on Ebay.

Not the best vid, watch the wires. Take out battery and all that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWA-1w6qTf4

Better vid, though dif model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NlIYxzlRkY

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsm1330/en/SM/html/display.htm#wp1109848

Does this laptop have a Nivida chip? How old is it?

Really appreciate this mate, thanks a lot!

It's around 3 years ago and Nvidia 8400 gs

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Muzi5434 wrote: »

Really appreciate this mate, thanks a lot!

It's around 3 years ago and Nvidia 8400 gs

I'd reconsider to be honest. It's quite likely your GPU will fail at some point. The 8400GS is notorious for failing.

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#11 21-04-2012 11:10pm

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Karsini wrote: »

I'd reconsider to be honest. It's quite likely your GPU will fail at some point. The 8400GS is notorious for failing.

Yea, hard to know what to do.

It's one of a bad bunch of GPU Models OP.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6021

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/31/figuring-out-which-nvidia-gpus-are-defective-its-a-lot/

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gpu-g84-g86-defect-die,10856.html

http://www.nvidiadefect.com/

You could fix the screen and then the GPU will go, I'm not sure if Dell have to fix it as it's a defect or how all that works.....I think Overheal is up on all that though. (guess, from thread I seen b4)

Edit: This one.

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