My new used dell LCD has 'blackouts'

[orange]

If you turn it on the picture shows for less that a second.

CW-DWH318 72872-56R-3FRT REV A01

it says on back, no model ID other that Dell.

I guess a laptop doesn't look for LCD monitors?

 

[laatsch55]

It will Steve. I had an external monitor hooked to it to retrieve a bunch of stuff before I sent it to you.

 

[jbeckva]

Sounds like the backlight inverter or the backlight itself. The inverters are generally pretty cheap, like this one here...

Example Backlight Inverter

I would take the LCD screen apart to find something similar (look around the bottom when you get the frame undone), then google the part number on it for a replacement. I did the same exact thing with my wife's laptop - fixed it right up in about 20 minutes after getting the new part in.

 

[Web Police]

I don't have enough information to help you. If you are trying to hook an external LCD screen to laptop,sometimes it helps to hook the monitor up and then reboot the laptop.

 

[orange]

Sounds like the backlight inverter or the backlight itself. The inverters are generally pretty cheap, like this one here...

Example Backlight Inverter

I would take the LCD screen apart to find something similar (look around the bottom when you get the frame undone), then google the part number on it for a replacement. I did the same exact thing with my wife's laptop - fixed it right up in about 20 minutes after getting the new part in.

I think that was the problem with this lsptop? That's why I have a monitor on it

 

[jbeckva]

I think that was the problem with this lsptop? That's why I have a monitor on it

It's the same concept.. what do you think you have in your monitor???

You can look for an inverter for the monitor, or you can look for one for the laptop itself. The monitor goes completely blank, right?.. as if the BACKLIGHT turns off?

 

[Web Police]

Does the monitor work with other computers? Just trying to figure out if it is the monitor or laptop video.

 

[laatsch55]

If it's the one he got from me the screen is toast.

 

[jbeckva]

If it's the one he got from me the screen is toast.

Well Lee, there's the first thing to ascertain since Orange says one thing in the title and something different here.

In EITHER case, whether it is the external or internal screen, my suggestion is still perfectly sound. Let's review...

If you turn it on the picture shows for less that a second.

Key part of the phrase.. less than a second. If it was something in the OS or software doing that, then it would take a bit more time than "less than a second" to turn off.

A bad inverter, on the other hand, will most certainly cause this symptom - and again, it doesn't matter if it's the laptop or external LCD screen.. both of them have a backlight and both have inverters.

I would try it as for 10 bucks versus a new monitor, you can't beat it. I would also (if what Orange is talking about is the external monitor) try the inverter on the laptop's screen too, IF the symptom there is that it's completely "out" (or "toast"). Thank gawd for my wife's laptop that's what it was... because at the time I couldn't afford the 400 or so bucks for a new one.

 

[jbeckva]

And ps.. yeah.. what Webbie said too. I'd assume ya already tried that, eh??

 

[orange]

If it's the one he got from me the screen is toast.

I bought a standalone Dell LCD monitor.

The laptop screen does not light but works if you shine a light on it. I may have to try and find the model online The gibberish I gave you is my best idea of where thr model ID is, on the back.

 

[Web Police]

I am assuming Steven knows the lappy's monitor doesn't work,I think he is wondering why the external monitor he is using doesn't work?

The same as Jer says, maybe the inverter on both of the monitors back lights is bad. Use a working desktop computer and plug the monitor into it to verify that the external monitor is working. If you have a working monitor you can just boot the computer and then hot swap the monitors. If you know that the monitor is working then there is most likely an issue with the laptop video resolution or the video portion of the laptops motherboard. Maybe try booting into safe mode and see if you can get an output?

 

[jbeckva]

Yessir.. what Webbie said..

But definitely I would try the laptop inverter to fix the laptop's screen if you can "see" the laptop screen with a flashlight. Beats buying a backlight and is an easy swap, usually.

 

[orange]

If the 'inverter' in the standalone was bad I shul suspect no picture at All. The laptop juist has no backlight. The monitor has a perfectly good picture for that brief second.

My hunch is driver related, I'll look at it by tommow.

 

[jbeckva]

If the 'inverter' in the standalone was bad I shul suspect no picture at All. The laptop juist has no backlight. The monitor has a perfectly good picture for that brief second.

My hunch is driver related, I'll look at it by tommow.

Inverter - like the ballast on those old fluorescent lights. GET IT?

I'm done here... good luck.

 

[Web Police]

The monitor has a perfectly good picture for that brief second.

My hunch is driver related, I'll look at it by tommow.

Possibly or a resolution issue that is why I suggested booting in safe mode so you can skip the drivers and lower the resolution some. Hook this monitor up to any other computer you have so you can decided if it is the lappy or the monitor

 

[orange]

Here's the model-[attachment=0:20wemfck]DELLID.jpg[/attachment:20wemfck]

I'll look when I get up. The Dell and eMachines sites tend to kill braincells at 4:39 am.

PS Underneath where the pedestal attaches are two sequences E176... and E177...

Those are model numbers though I didn't recognize that.

 

[Web Police]

You still didn't answer the age old question. Does this external monitor work with other computers?

Hook it up to one of your desktops computers and boot with a dos disk or win 3.5 if you have too.

Where's the beef?

 

[orange]

I haven't done a lot with it since I got off track trying to get the EVO and Server 2003 to let me online, so I wonder if it will update?

I installed the driver and I'm getting the idea I should use the 4 position data switch with it so I can switch and not switch connections all the time.

I've been trying to clear out or sell things and pay people as I can because I fell behind some so I've been working on that with some successes.

I've got 200+ GB on the Evo, this has 30 and I procrastinate some when I'm moving ahead. I've learned to be that way.

If I get any picture it is operable, however it BLANKS after that second, I have tried the above and that is what it continues doing, splash screen or actual video.

I'll get back at it in the morning, late sleep is late awakening. Not working a lot.

 

[orange]

If the 'inverter' in the standalone was bad I shul suspect no picture at All. The laptop juist has no backlight. The monitor has a perfectly good picture for that brief second.

My hunch is driver related, I'll look at it by tommow.

Inverter - like the ballast on those old fluorescent lights. GET IT?

I'm done here... good luck.

If I weren't so broke right now...I took the laptop to the computer shop in the beginning to get more RAM and they just hooked it to a monitor. Not much from the discussion. I've handled it as such from then on.

Nobody seemed enthused about the procedure. It has a picture alright. I have to live with what I get.

I have this PIII slot 2, no onboard video and the only PCI video card I have left may be DOA. My friend wanted it to run because he has a SCSI card (ISA) and only one ISA slot or I'd use the old Rage II and I need the ISA so he can use a tape drive. That too is on hold. I have a second bedroom/media storage/bench to finish, a living room to finish up and finish up the kitchen. Picking up and sorting, not much more but my back was acting up for two days.

I've got another hour to work in here.