Backlight died. :(

Toaster · Post by **Toaster** » Tue 10 May, 2005 2:20 pm

My dell inspiron 7000 backlight has died.

It had been flickering up untill this point. You can still see whats on the screen but it's super dark and you cant read text on it.

Right now I am looking for a replacement for it. But finding a backlight for my 4-6 year old laptop is very hard.

I was wondering if anybody knows a good website I can go to get a new backlight. Also are backlights expensive because if there like $200 then I just save up for a new laptop.

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Tue 10 May, 2005 3:12 pm

Well if it's that old there's not much sense in repairing it, you'd be better off just saving up for a new one and sticking that in a corner as a server or something.

Post by **Patori** » Tue 10 May, 2005 5:20 pm

What Andy said....

Sorry man... my laptop's hdd got formatted a while back, and I thought I couldn't fix it... When I realized a way to fix it... my brother had already smashed the LCD screen...

Look around on eBay... If that won't help, try seeing if any wires are frayed (or broken) from the lcd flip-screen to the computer....

If so... solder em together

If that won't work, I think you may have to replace your entire screen...

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:22 pm

oooh replacing a screen would be about as much as a new laptop!

Toaster · Post by **Toaster** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:31 pm

The screen on here is better than the some of the newer screens!!

It eats battery though.

To replace the screen would cost over $300.

Post by **Patori** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:34 pm

holy... holy... buy a newer used laptop... that's what I would do in your situation... If you have the money, of course... or go completely desktop

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:40 pm

yep a new compy would be good... whats the drive on that have 20gig? lets see what up grades you need

GACK THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10462
1 TERABYTE THATS HUGE!!!!!

MUST.....GET.....ONE....... *wipes up drool*

Post by **Patori** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:42 pm

dude... that's soo OT... .but that is HUGE.

Toaster · Post by **Toaster** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:54 pm

thecheat wrote:yep a new compy would be good... whats the drive on that have 20gig?

More like say 6 GB.

I already have a really nice desktop but iam not alowed to have internet on it.

Post by **Patori** » Tue 10 May, 2005 6:56 pm

what? 6 gb < 1 tb!!!

the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Tue 10 May, 2005 7:52 pm

LOL Who needs 1 TB? I got enough with 57 GB

MWUHAHAHA! FEAR MY NON-HD FILLING SKILLZ!

I OWN U ALL!

Jim e · Post by **Jim e** » Tue 10 May, 2005 9:01 pm

57gb?!?!?!? how can you live in such a cramped space.
I routinely fill my 80gb harddive that it makes me burn many things off.

I hate laptops.

thecheat · Post by **thecheat** » Tue 10 May, 2005 10:06 pm

HEHEHE I up graded mine from a 80 gig to a 200 gig

merthsoft · Post by **merthsoft** » Tue 10 May, 2005 10:10 pm

What could you possibly fill these drives up with? I had all my music, all my brothers music, pluss a crap load of pics, and I didn't even fill a 30 gig...

Post by **benryves** » Tue 10 May, 2005 10:22 pm

I have full VS.NET, full MS Word, 15GB of music, about 6GB of photos... and I get by on dual 40GB drives fine