tww,
when my computer is on the "high performance" setting, the screen goes out. it works on "balanced" and "power saver" but it is very dim (usual for those settings, right?). and when i plug it in to charge, the screen goes bright then cuts out again. i can HARDLY see the screen when it goes out, its pretty much pitch black.

is there anything i can do or do i need to go get it looked at.

thanks

3/11/2008 11:02:38 PM

I guess heat problem of some sort? I don't really know though.

3/11/2008 11:09:36 PM

LCD power inverter is failing, look one up on ebay for your laptop, install, profit.

3/12/2008 12:46:17 AM

Is it out of warranty? It can't be much more than a year old.

3/12/2008 7:22:47 AM

You need to refill the LCD promixity fluid. It's actually hard to find stuff, but you can substitute water until you have the chance to call dell.


There's a slot on the side of the laptop, it has a slim door that you can push open (like a really thick credit card). if that's empty, then add a little water and you'll be good to go. Dont put more than a tablespoon in, or you'll damage the machine.

3/12/2008 8:54:58 AM

i don't know the first thing about repairing computers but putting water in that slot just sounds like a dirty joke.

i doubt it has anything to do with my screen brightness, but i am downloading like 12 updates that i have needed to download the last couple of weeks. wonder if one of them will fix my screen?

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 11:22 AM. Reason : 1]

3/12/2008 11:21:36 AM

Quote :

"Dont put more than a tablespoon in, or you'll damage the machine."

3/12/2008 12:14:59 PM

The drivers that control power management may be to blame- so give the updates a try. Make sure you're downloading your driver and firmware updates from dell's support site though. Windows update's driver updates are a joke in terms of timelyness and completeness.

Also:

Quote :

"Is it out of warranty? "

If it's still under warranty and the driver updates don't fix it, then I'm not sure what would be wrong with just contacting Dell. If you don't want to do that for some reason, the water trick works great.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 2:54 PM. Reason : ]

3/12/2008 2:53:29 PM