Inspiron E1505 - Screen problem - follow up

Question

Hello,

I have an Inspiron E1505 (The warranty expired 2 month ago) that is having video problems: Two weeks ago it started to to have a shadow on the left side of the screen. It stayed like that for 2 weeks. A few days ago it started doing a buzzing noise and the screen flickers. Then sometimes the screen turns completely dark. If I turn it into sleep mode and then upen the screen again the screen is lit for a few seconds and goes dark again.

After waiting for a day the screen works again. No shadow appears after booting, but after a few minutes I get the annoying shadow again. I'm waiting for the buzzing, flickering, going dark, shadow cycle again. :)

Anyway I can know what kind of problem I have?

Can it just be a loose connector? Inverter? Backlight? LCD?

Also, in this model, does the backlight come separate from the LCD?

Thanks in advance

Alejandro

ejn63 · Answer

It could be either the inverter or the backlight. The former is a separate board behind the screen; the latter is an internal component of the screen itself.

aalliana · Answer

Thank you very much for your answer. One more question: I've been able to dissasemble the display, but not the keyboard. I've removed the screws as suggested in http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins6400/en/sm/keyboard.htm#wp1111863 But the keyboard is still attached somehow, I don't want to pull too hard. Any ideas? I need to do this to dislodge the display cables. Thanks in advance. Alex

aalliana · Answer

Keyboard removed! Is there any way I can know if it is the inverter or the backlight? Alex

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