Recent content by MaxPtheGame

make sure.. system not being used on bed or sofa. look for the vents for any dust.. use a vaccump cleaner.. to clean it. update bios. ran a 32 bit diags on fan... so confirm the fan is okay. else replace heatsink fan assembly... dont wait till your system starts shutting due to overheat.. then u...

Instant solution.. connect an ext kybd. you can run the 32 bit diags to confirm if the kybd has gone wrong. u need ext dvd drive and the dell driver disk. or reseat the kybd, else replace kybd... u ill need to be a little technician.. not play it.

try running a 32 bit diags on hdd. Using the dell driver dvd. It says resourse dvd.. or download it from dell support site, make a bootable dvd and boot from it. try the custom test on hdd.. thats DST short test under SATA option... you get these option after you boot the system using disk.. go...

if the display stays dimm while you are in bios. and now way you are able to increase the brightness using he function keys.. then confirmed back light gone. technically the light can be replaced alone.. but that depends on feasibility. when you order a screen you get the light along with...

Run PSA. http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&docid=266787 Run LCD Bist http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&docid=DSN_E3FE44D4AAF58D13E0301E0A5517246B Since the issue is...