Mobility Radeon 9000 upgrade for Inspiron 8100

Question

I installed the radeon 9000 in my i8100, however, after booting the screen remained blank.  It appears as though the screen does not even power up... The computer keeps booting as usual... even though I can't see anything. I'm not sure what the make and model of my screen are, other than that it is a 15 inch SXGA for the inspiron 8100 (purchased Dec. 2001). Does anyone know of a possible fix for this, or how I can find out the make and model of my screen? I upgraded to 8100 bios version A14 (the latest), and tried to get version A8 of the 8200 bios to work but it was incompatible with my system. I have an inspiron 8100, PIII-1GHz, geforce 2 go 32mb, 256mb ram. Thanks.

WolfensteinAR · Answer

Connect your laptop to an external monitor. If your computer will boot and the external monitor works properly, then that means your LCD does not like your new video card.

McScheisse · Answer

Good Idea! The card works fine with an external monitor connected.
A lot of people have mentioned incompatibility with Hitachi screens. I'm guessing that I must have one of those...
Is there an easy way to find out what screen is installed in the laptop, aside from taking apart the screen housing?

I also need to upgrade to a UXGA screen (ie IBM 15 inch) most likely, since other users have reported success with this screen and the radeon 9000. Does anyone have part numbers for screens?

Thanks.

PCAMPING · Answer

I have an I8100 with the UXGA screen and I was conm
sidering this upgrade.  Let me know if you guys can figure this out.

Spectre · Answer

how can you tell if you monitor is uxga or sxga?   Do you need a certain monitor for the m9000 cards?

somms · Answer

UXGA = 1600x1200 SXGA+ = 1400X1050

kevingman · Answer

i would love to also get this upgrade can you tell me what the part numbers are for the radeon 9000 and the LCD that works with it. I have I 8100 1 ghz 512 Ram email me at kevin.germann@mailcity.com

Saubha · Answer

Hello, I recently got a Mobility Radeon 9000 and tried to install it in my Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. I was ecstatic until I actually got it installed. :( I powered the computer on and the screen immediately came up garbled! I thought I may have an incompatible screen since it is SXGA, so I tried an external monitor. It was still garbled! Is it safe to assume I have a defective card? When I look at it, I don't see any clear defects on it ie no burns or anything. I REALLY want it to work! Could someone please confirm that I have a DOA card? I cartainly hope not! Thanks!

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