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LCD or inverter

  • 05-02-2013 10:55pm
    #1
    xyz12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    I have a Dell Vostro a860 laptop. It was still running ok but for a while the screen has been blacking out. For a while I was able to hold the screen a certain way and it would work. It increasingly flickered as it went on. Subsequently discovered if I started up on battery and then plugged in a minute later it would stay on. Then it was possible to get the screen to work by refreshing the screen.

    Anyway, that's all background. To cut a long story short the screen now won't really work at all. If I refresh screen it will light for about 1 second and then goes dark again. If you shine a torch you can see that the screen is still there just not lit.

    I can't really afford to replace the laptop or do a lot to repair it. I've seen on ebay you can get a replacement LCD for about 60 quid but you can get an LCD inverter for a tenner. I just wondered based on people's experience what the best solution might be.


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  • #2
    Dey were Sooted
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭Dey were Sooted


    xyz12 wrote: »
    I have a Dell Vostro a860 laptop. It was still running ok but for a while the screen has been blacking out. For a while I was able to hold the screen a certain way and it would work. It increasingly flickered as it went on. Subsequently discovered if I started up on battery and then plugged in a minute later it would stay on. Then it was possible to get the screen to work by refreshing the screen.

    Anyway, that's all background. To cut a long story short the screen now won't really work at all. If I refresh screen it will light for about 1 second and then goes dark again. If you shine a torch you can see that the screen is still there just not lit.

    I can't really afford to replace the laptop or do a lot to repair it. I've seen on ebay you can get a replacement LCD for about 60 quid but you can get an LCD inverter for a tenner. I just wondered based on people's experience what the best solution might be.


    sounds like the inverter for the backlight is gone . as you said you can see the image on the lcd but it is not backlit .... buy the inverter and search for a service manual online to help you with the repairs ...


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