Dell M1530 Problem

Fallen god · 21 Jan 2011 at 00:19

So after about 2-3 years my laptop is starting to die. It had some problems with wifi before but its seems to be better and at times it hags at start up. However now I have some what of a bigger problem I have a green line stright down the middle of a the screen which doesnt disapper and I was wondering if there was something I could do to fix this.

Also I was thinking to get a new laptop with similar or better preformace, currently have 2.1 C2D, 4gb ram, 320gb HDD, 8600GT. Ive heard some good things of the new AMD chips and I was wondering if it was worth the wait, I would spend around £400- £500.

DAnDan · 21 Jan 2011 at 11:08

There was a known fault with the 8600GT (and some others) that were in the M1530, which sounds like it has affected you. Luckily, there was a class-action lawsuit against Nvidia about it, which has resulted in replacements/repairs being offered to all those affected by it.

Take a read - http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/.

You may not be included, but I think you should be, so it's definitely worth a read at least.

cyber69 · 21 Jan 2011 at 11:43

If you have a vertical line down the screen then this usually is a LCD panel fault. Have you tried connecting an external monitor to it to test?

GeezerButler · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:05

cyber69 said:
If you have a vertical line down the screen then this usually is a LCD panel fault. Have you tried connecting an external monitor to it to test?

Yeah,this doesn't sound like the gpu problem. Could be a fault in the lcd cable, but probably a duff screen. As advised, try an external monitor.

Fallen god · 27 Jan 2011 at 02:22

GeezerButler said:
Yeah,this doesn't sound like the gpu problem. Could be a fault in the lcd cable, but probably a duff screen. As advised, try an external monitor.

Works on a external screen, and after a bit of shaking its seems to get better. My friend said its a problem with the lcd cable which it seems to be. Just wonder how difficult is it to get to the cable so i can put it back in properly.

Thanks for the help so far guys much appreciated

McB · 28 Jan 2011 at 17:38

I think I had same problem on an older Inspiron, Dell had it back and replaced the cable as was under warranty at that time.

I've got the M1530 now too and just spotted this guide that might help show where everything lives?

Fallen god · 28 Jan 2011 at 22:44

McB said:
I think I had same problem on an older Inspiron, Dell had it back and replaced the cable as was under warranty at that time.

I've got the M1530 now too and just spotted this guide that might help show where everything lives?

Thanks a lot of that, me and my friend should try to fix this over the weekend i hope sadly ive had this for almost 3 years and my warranty finished along time ago.

McB · 28 Jan 2011 at 23:30

Good luck. They were damn fine machines really, mines only just starting to struggle a bit with the newer stuff.

Amp34 · 30 Jan 2011 at 16:06

Dell provide very good disassembly instructions for their laptops on their site so definately have a look at them (and follow them).

The screen on my M1330 died a few months outside of warranty a couple of years ago, after following the instructions to take it apart it was just a loose connection. It was however pretty easy to take apart and put back together so its definately worth a try, especially as the M1530 probably has more space than the M1330.