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M6400 Upgrade from WXGA to WUXSGA

post #1 of 14
6/18/10 at 5:20pm
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Hi there,

I received as a gift from a guy I do some work for a M6400 with a WXGA laptop. It was ordered off the Dell refurb list and we thought it came with the hi-res monitor.

What is entailed in swapping that screen out for a WUXSGA like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/17-1-LCD-SCREEN-...item255b023161

If it's a big deal I'm going to send it back, but if it's fairly trivial I'll keep it. I've taken multiple laptops apart before so that isn't an issue.

Thanks

chris
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post #2 of 14
6/18/10 at 5:23pm
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Or this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SCREEN-DELL-...item4a97be693c

Thanks!

chris
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post #3 of 14
6/18/10 at 5:35pm
It's a 20 minutes job to swap out the LCD. Have fun. You might need a new inverter to go with the screen. Taking apart guide is available on Dell's Support Site.

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post #4 of 14
6/18/10 at 5:37pm
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It's a 20 minutes job to swap out the LCD. Have fun.

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How would I know if I needed a different inverter?

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chris
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post #5 of 14
6/18/10 at 11:40pm
if your screen is dark or the brightness not working correctly then you need a matching inverter
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post #6 of 14
6/19/10 at 8:09am
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Thanks to all who responded. I greatly appreciate the info.

chris
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post #7 of 14
6/19/10 at 9:32am
Take some pics of your project and share with us when/if you can. Good luck.

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post #8 of 14
6/19/10 at 10:48am
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Take some pics of your project and share with us when/if you can. Good luck.

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Will do. It's the least I can do repay the information!

chris
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post #9 of 14
6/19/10 at 10:51am
Repay is such a heavy word We simply share information here at NBF whenever we can ... and it's free

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post #10 of 14
7/2/10 at 8:27pm
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OMG. This display is awesome. Bought this display


http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SCREEN-DELL-...item4a97be693c

Two BIG thumbs up. Sorry I didn't document the swap, but it's stupid simple. Remove two screws lift the bezel off. Unscrew about 8 screw lift off the screen. The hardest part is the connector. Comes off easily but is a bit finicky to plug back in.

The whole process took about 10 minutes. Seriously.

Thanks to all who responded.

chris
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post #11 of 14
7/3/10 at 4:16am
10 minutes job? Man, and I was mentioning 20 .. You fly

Nice to hear that everything went right. No inverter replacement?

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post #12 of 14
7/3/10 at 9:01am
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10 minutes job? Man, and I was mentioning 20 .. You fly

Nice to hear that everything went right. No inverter replacement?

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Yea plug and play. No inverter replacement, nada. Could not have been easier.

Well allright, if somebody else had done it, it would have been easier

chris
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post #13 of 14
7/3/10 at 12:01pm
and a very good price for the RGB LED screen as well.
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post #14 of 14
7/3/10 at 12:51pm
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and a very good price for the RGB LED screen as well.
I'm not complainin'!

It's a sweet display, nice color, nary a dead pixel. Highly recommended.

chris
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