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Colin Wilson October 10th 08 09:46 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
(this isn't for me, someone I know has one with a faulty screen)

The screen only displays a small amount of the output "properly" but
if you press a specific area about 1" from the centre left of the
panel, it brings it back up almost completely correct again (still got
a few lines, but usable)

ISTR there was a specific model of Dell laptops that had major issues
with the screen - was this one of the models affected by any chance ?

(it's about 3 yrs old apparently, so well out of warranty, but the
screen has been like this for over 12 months - but only recently
became a problem when the owner needed to use it on the move again
instead of it being hooked up to a normal monitor)

Christopher Muto October 11th 08 12:54 AM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
the inspiron 9200 were known to have a vertical line of dead pixels problem,
but nothing like what you have described. if you are handy you could look
up the service manual on support.dell.com and try to reseat the data cable
both on the system board end and on the display end. other than that I
would suggest contacting moniserv.com to see if they will repair it for you.
and, of course, you could connect an external monitor in the mean time.

"Colin Wilson" o.uk wrote
in message g...
(this isn't for me, someone I know has one with a faulty screen)

The screen only displays a small amount of the output "properly" but
if you press a specific area about 1" from the centre left of the
panel, it brings it back up almost completely correct again (still got
a few lines, but usable)

ISTR there was a specific model of Dell laptops that had major issues
with the screen - was this one of the models affected by any chance ?

(it's about 3 yrs old apparently, so well out of warranty, but the
screen has been like this for over 12 months - but only recently
became a problem when the owner needed to use it on the move again
instead of it being hooked up to a normal monitor)




Fixer October 11th 08 05:14 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 

"Christopher Muto" wrote in message
m...
the inspiron 9200 were known to have a vertical line of dead pixels
problem, but nothing like what you have described. if you are handy you
could look up the service manual on support.dell.com and try to reseat the
data cable both on the system board end and on the display end. other
than that I would suggest contacting moniserv.com to see if they will
repair it for you. and, of course, you could connect an external monitor
in the mean time.

"Colin Wilson" o.uk
wrote in message g...
(this isn't for me, someone I know has one with a faulty screen)

The screen only displays a small amount of the output "properly" but
if you press a specific area about 1" from the centre left of the
panel, it brings it back up almost completely correct again (still got
a few lines, but usable)

ISTR there was a specific model of Dell laptops that had major issues
with the screen - was this one of the models affected by any chance ?

(it's about 3 yrs old apparently, so well out of warranty, but the
screen has been like this for over 12 months - but only recently
became a problem when the owner needed to use it on the move again
instead of it being hooked up to a normal monitor)


Failing that if you do decide to reseat the cable and it doesn't fix it
then before you replace the panel try replacing the flex cable it's self




Colin Wilson October 11th 08 05:38 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
the inspiron 9200 were known to have a vertical line of dead pixels problem,
but nothing like what you have described. if you are handy you could look
up the service manual on support.dell.com and try to reseat the data cable
both on the system board end and on the display end. other than that I
would suggest contacting moniserv.com to see if they will repair it for you.


Thanks - I hadn't heard of moniserv.com before, but i'm not the one
who's going to be doing the repair :-}

I guess the first step will be to see if it really is something as
simple as a loose connector, although I suspect a new screen will be
getting ordered anyway.

Christopher Muto October 11th 08 06:57 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
fixer's sugegstion about replacing the flex cable is a good one. not sure
what screen you have, but ebay item 22088622733 might be all you need. you
mentioned pressing on parts of the screen resulting in video appearing
there... not sure what to make of that, but if you simply excercise the
screen hindges (adjust lcd from all the way open to nearly completly closed)
and the images flickers then it is very likely to be a cable problem and the
cable should be repalced. you can call tech support even if out of warranty
to ask them the exact part number for the lcd flex cable that is in your
system as well as the alternative part numbers and the cost from dell. if
dell wants too much you can try shopping ebay for it.

"Colin Wilson" o.uk wrote
in message g...
the inspiron 9200 were known to have a vertical line of dead pixels
problem,
but nothing like what you have described. if you are handy you could
look
up the service manual on support.dell.com and try to reseat the data
cable
both on the system board end and on the display end. other than that I
would suggest contacting moniserv.com to see if they will repair it for
you.


Thanks - I hadn't heard of moniserv.com before, but i'm not the one
who's going to be doing the repair :-}

I guess the first step will be to see if it really is something as
simple as a loose connector, although I suspect a new screen will be
getting ordered anyway.




Colin Wilson October 11th 08 10:05 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
fixer's sugegstion about replacing the flex cable is a good one. not sure
what screen you have, but ebay item 22088622733 might be all you need


doesn't seem to find anything for me with that no. :-}

Christopher Muto October 12th 08 01:19 AM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
try this one: 220288622733. not saying it is the exact part for you, but
should give you an idea what we are talking about. the exact part depends
on the screen and video card in your particular system. i don't know the
9200 well enough to know if there was only one type of flex cable, but many
models had multiple cables specific to the lcd panel and video card in the
particular confguration... here's the dell service manual to give you an
idea of what is involved... not hard, but probably not the first repair
operation someone would want to tackle...
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc....htm#wp1006390

"Colin Wilson" o.uk wrote
in message g...
fixer's sugegstion about replacing the flex cable is a good one. not
sure
what screen you have, but ebay item 22088622733 might be all you need


doesn't seem to find anything for me with that no. :-}




Ben Myers October 12th 08 02:45 AM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
I suggest going to the Dell web site, entering the Dell service tag for warranty
information then clicking on the tab that says "Original Configuration". You
will see the complete bill of materials used to assemble your 9200, and you
should be able to find the Dell part numbers for any parts you need to replace.
Once you have the part number, enter it into a Google search or an eBay search
to find someone selling it.

Damn! There I go, giving away trade secrets again... Ben Myers

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:05:45 +0100, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:

fixer's sugegstion about replacing the flex cable is a good one. not sure
what screen you have, but ebay item 22088622733 might be all you need


doesn't seem to find anything for me with that no. :-}


Colin Wilson October 12th 08 01:32 PM

Inspiron 9200 screen problem
 
I suggest going to the Dell web site, entering the Dell service tag for warranty
information then clicking on the tab that says "Original Configuration". You
will see the complete bill of materials used to assemble your 9200, and you
should be able to find the Dell part numbers for any parts you need to replace.


I'm not the one doing the repair for this, a friend is - he's already
got the replacement lined up, but I seemed to remember a model with
problems - if this was it, it might have still been worth trying a
warranty claim (that was my logic anyway)

Thanks for the tips though :-)


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