ahhh. I thought so. I have been using external monitor and it is working fine, and the fault is with the lcd. I want to play games as I need to use the laptop's keyboard but can't with the lid almost closed.
So my only option is to use an extra usb keyboard?
I have a 4-year old Inspiron 9300 with a dead LCD screen at 2-year old. Apparantly, bigger screen laptops tend to have more frequent LCD screen problem. You got to hate Dell for providing such a lousy product.
Anyway, back to your question. Yes, you can safely remove your LCD screen and use an external display + a USB mouse. That's what I have done to my dead LCD Inspiron 9300 a while ago. I am happier with a half-laptop now.
You need to pay attentions to the following:
- The LCD screen wire is chip-clipped to your main board, you can just pull it out. But yours may be different.
- Your WIFI antenna is clipped from your main board and extended and tapped to the top of the LCD screen. So you need to unscrew the screen to expose the antenna and pull it out. Unfortunately, you need to use your laptop the way it is, with antenna sticking out of your mainboard. I know, it looks ugly, but it works :)
- DO NOT cut any wires unless you are absolutely sure what you are doing.
It took me about 2 hours to get everything done. Good luck :).
I want to play games as I need to use the laptop's keyboard but can't with the lid almost closed.
So my only option is to use an extra usb keyboard?
Yes it is.
My eldest son has the same problem with the Alienware laptop I gave him when I bought my XPS M1730 - i.e. the screen has gone.
But it's no big deal, because he's now using an external monitor and USB keyboard, with the laptop sitting on a shelf underneath - out of the way.
A setup like that is only suitable when you're at home of course, but it's ultimately better for gaming, than on the laptop itself, since you're effectively using the same setup as you would with a desktop system.
The benefits of using an external monitor and USB keyboard, are that you can choose a screen in whatever size/resolution is supported by your graphics card (gaming in full HD on a 24"(+) screen is awesome!), and you can take your pick from any number of different keyboards - many designed specifically with gamers in mind :emotion-5:
ejn63
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December 14th, 2009 04:00
Before you do anything else, be sure the external monitor works OK - if it doesn't (i.e., if it shows the same fault), the video card is faulty.
You CANNOT remove the screen and still use the system. The system checks for an LCD on bootup.
thegr8anand
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December 14th, 2009 22:00
ahhh. I thought so. I have been using external monitor and it is working fine, and the fault is with the lcd. I want to play games as I need to use the laptop's keyboard but can't with the lid almost closed.
So my only option is to use an extra usb keyboard?
kongsentian
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December 15th, 2009 00:00
I have a 4-year old Inspiron 9300 with a dead LCD screen at 2-year old. Apparantly, bigger screen laptops tend to have more frequent LCD screen problem. You got to hate Dell for providing such a lousy product.
Anyway, back to your question. Yes, you can safely remove your LCD screen and use an external display + a USB mouse. That's what I have done to my dead LCD Inspiron 9300 a while ago. I am happier with a half-laptop now.
You need to pay attentions to the following:
- The LCD screen wire is chip-clipped to your main board, you can just pull it out. But yours may be different.
- Your WIFI antenna is clipped from your main board and extended and tapped to the top of the LCD screen. So you need to unscrew the screen to expose the antenna and pull it out. Unfortunately, you need to use your laptop the way it is, with antenna sticking out of your mainboard. I know, it looks ugly, but it works :)
- DO NOT cut any wires unless you are absolutely sure what you are doing.
It took me about 2 hours to get everything done. Good luck :).
TheRealFireblad
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December 15th, 2009 04:00
Yes it is.
My eldest son has the same problem with the Alienware laptop I gave him when I bought my XPS M1730 - i.e. the screen has gone.
But it's no big deal, because he's now using an external monitor and USB keyboard, with the laptop sitting on a shelf underneath - out of the way.
A setup like that is only suitable when you're at home of course, but it's ultimately better for gaming, than on the laptop itself, since you're effectively using the same setup as you would with a desktop system.
The benefits of using an external monitor and USB keyboard, are that you can choose a screen in whatever size/resolution is supported by your graphics card (gaming in full HD on a 24"(+) screen is awesome!), and you can take your pick from any number of different keyboards - many designed specifically with gamers in mind :emotion-5: