Re: black screen Armada 7380dmt


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>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've got a very clean Armada 7380dmt laptop that works perfectly
>>>>> with an external monitor, but the lcd screen is black. When I first
>>>>> got it, the lcd was purplish and very dim and worked intermittently.
>>>>> Then it went all black so I got another lcd from ebay that was
>>>>> claimed to be tested and has no bad pixels. This lcd is from a 7370
>>>>> but is the same part number and is an xga display. What else could
>>>>> be wrong to cause this problem? The machine works great and I'll
>>>>> love to get this working. I've use FN-F4 to switch between external
>>>>> and internal displays and set the brightness to as high as possible
>>>>> with no luck. Thanks a lot. Ralph
>>>>
>>>> The second lcd also comes up black.
>>>
>>> What parts of the display system were replaced - LCD panel, lamp,
>>> inverter?
>>>
>>> Q
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>> The whole lcd panel. It has a big connector in the center with a double
>> row of metal pins and a little plastic connector and the hinges were on
>> it. If you take the machine apart, you remove the screws for the hinges,
>> unplug the 2 connectors and lift the panel out. That's the piece that I
>> replaced. The panel wasn't dissasembled. Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
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> With the lights out, can you see any light leakage at the margins -
> indicating that the lamp is on? If not, the lamp or the inverter has
> failed.
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> Q

Q,

I feel like I'm James Bond talking to Q :) I got another lcd screen and it
works great. I guess the backlight and inverter stuff is all in the lcd.
Thanks for your input.

Ralph


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