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mephisto Assimilated Posts: 487 From: Registered: Feb 2001	posted February 25, 2002 18:53 the subject line pretty much says it. Anyone who can help? IP: Logged
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 From: In a world beyond your understanding Registered: Jan 2002	posted February 25, 2002 20:07 ok, first you will need a pick axe and a frying pan, and a lot of duck tape................. Nayt ------------------ Through out your life you will wonder who THEY are. Then you find out who THEY really are. From then on you live you life in fear of THEM and you wish you never knew who THEY were. IP: Logged
Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1685 From: Registered: Jan 2000	posted February 26, 2002 08:05 What's busted? Do you have a dead driver, flaky cable or a bad backlight? IP: Logged
mephisto Assimilated Posts: 487 From: Registered: Feb 2001	posted February 26, 2002 08:12 missing pixel columns....anything else i can handle...but there's black lines on the screen...i'm thinking i gotta replace the screen.....*sigh....too much expense....but i wanna fix it so i can give it to my wife to use while she doesn't have a computer and we're apart.... maybe i will lease one for her. that should be cheaper. maybe thats what i will do...but for now i wanna look into this... IP: Logged
+Andrew Super Geek Posts: 198 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Aug 2001	posted February 26, 2002 11:56 Probably kind of obvious, but what are the specs of the system & LCD, and its warranty status? Over at support.dell.com there may be some repair & service info. -Andrew IP: Logged
Bregalad Super Geek Posts: 203 From: Vancouver, BC, Canada Registered: Jan 2002	posted February 26, 2002 18:36 I've seen corrupted display patterns on a couple of my computers. Driver problems can cause multicolour horizontal pixel patterns (kinda like the stars beneath a Super Blabbermouth). Vertical patterns of corruption and missing columns can indicate a problem with the video circuit or VRAM. Does your Dell have a VGA output? If so check what happens on an external monitor. That way you'll know where to point the finger of blame and have a basis for determining the cost of repair. IP: Logged
iballoondesign Alpha Geek Posts: 283 From: Midland, TX Registered: Dec 2001	posted February 27, 2002 14:32 one word from dell "dell-ete" IP: Logged
Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1685 From: Registered: Jan 2000	posted February 28, 2002 09:08 I don't know much about laptop screens as such, but I know something about electronics. Missing columns (especially if they are irregular) sounds like a bad connection to a driver chip. If you can get the screen apart without destroying it (which may be a whole affair by itself), I'd look for bad solder joints at some huge ASIC. If you see cracked leads at the chip body, there's nothing you can do. Bad solder joints can be reflowed with the right soldering pencil with the right tip at the right temperature. If it's not under warranty I don't see what you've got to lose. IP: Logged
mephisto Assimilated Posts: 487 From: Registered: Feb 2001	posted February 28, 2002 10:00 there is a dead Vaio somewhere that talks of my lack of skill when it comes to laptops..i can replace a raid controller in a sparc server without looking but give me a laptop and you could fell me with a feather. Nah, i would rather pay someone to fix it. I was never too good with soldering irons anyways. IP: Logged
Charisma Super Geek Posts: 100 From: Somewhere (I'll just say Earth) Registered: Mar 2002	posted March 01, 2002 10:02 Here's a really good idea... shell out $1,800 and buy a new iBook. Believe me, you'll be oh-so-much happier. ------------------ -Charisma -------------------------------- Hacking is not a crime... no wait, it is. please visit http://www.machack.8k. com! IP: Logged
iballoondesign Alpha Geek Posts: 283 From: Midland, TX Registered: Dec 2001	posted March 01, 2002 20:22 quote: Originally posted by Charisma: Here's a really good idea... shell out $1,800 and buy a new iBook. Believe me, you'll be oh-so-much happier. Charisma, I do agree with you! High Five! IP: Logged
mephisto Assimilated Posts: 487 From: Registered: Feb 2001	posted March 01, 2002 22:07 quote: Originally posted by Charisma: Here's a really good idea... shell out $1,800 and buy a new iBook. Believe me, you'll be oh-so-much happier. Such great advice. Thank you, thank you. do you also want me to give up drinking water and switch to copper sulfate? I don't want a good idea, I have plenty of my own. I just want solutions to my problem with this laptop, and this particular laptop only. My choice of processor architecture is not up for discussion. Thanks. IP: Logged

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