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April 27th, 2013 00:00

Replacing/upgrading laptop screen

Hello

I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I ran into recently. I am replacing the screen on a e6500 laptop that had been cracked. The current model in the laptop is LTN154AT09 and while doing some research I came to the understanding that I should be able to put in a LP154WU2 or else known as HT009. It was the best deal I could find and thought upgrading would be nice. However two problems have arose. The first problem is that I guess the original LCD screen was a single ccfl and the new screen is dual ccfl. My question here is, is it possible to just swap out the inverter with a dual inverter for this screen? What if any extra pieces would I need to also swap out then?

This first question is simple enough but where I may have my largest (pun intended) issue is that the new screen is about a 1/4 of an inch taller (the screen size is the same the border around the screen seems thicker) although this model is said to work with the e6500. Is this a case where I can just replace the back panel and bezel to fit this new screen or is this a lost cause all together?

To return the screen is going to cost me my shipping both ways and a restocking fee, so spending extra to get a few parts is a preferable option. So in summery, can I upgrade the inverter to a dual CCFL inverter from the single I now have and is there a way to get this slightly bigger screen to work, either through replacing the back cover and bezel or such, with this computer.

Thanks for any help provided.

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April 27th, 2013 04:00

You're going to need at least the inverter, back cover and bezel - and a new data cable.  Basically, you'll need to replace the entire top half of the system to make this work.

April 27th, 2013 09:00

Excellent, but after that then it should work? I have found a couple listings on ebay for a back cover that comes with an inverter and a data cable. The price is well worth it so I'm going to go buy it if I don't hear otherwise. Thank-you for your quick reply.

Here's the link to what I'm going to buy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Dell-Latitude-E6500-Dual-CCFL-LCD-Back-Cover-w-Hinges-Black-XX279-CP219-/271183687530?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f23ceaf6a

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