Dell Latitude

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I have an older Dell Latitude CPx H PIII 500 notebook. I recently
plugged it in and smelled smoke. After that the LCD does not work,
all I get is a white screen when I power on. The external monitor
works fine. I took it apart and everything looks fine. Any
suggestions on where to look for the problem?

 

[Mike]

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David Falcone wrote:
> I have an older Dell Latitude CPx H PIII 500 notebook. I recently
> plugged it in and smelled smoke. After that the LCD does not work,
> all I get is a white screen when I power on. The external monitor
> works fine. I took it apart and everything looks fine. Any
> suggestions on where to look for the problem?

That's easy, follow your nose.
mike

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"mike" <spamme0@juno.com> wrote in message news:4173A8FE.2020201@juno.com...
> David Falcone wrote:
>> I have an older Dell Latitude CPx H PIII 500 notebook. I recently
>> plugged it in and smelled smoke. After that the LCD does not work,
>> all I get is a white screen when I power on. The external monitor
>> works fine. I took it apart and everything looks fine. Any
>> suggestions on where to look for the problem?
>

Boot it up and shine a strong light on the screen. If you can see dim
outlines on the screen, you've lost your backlight. If it is really,
totally black, you've got a more serious problem.

 

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"Joe Davis" <davisexpREMOVE@attglobal.net> wrote in message news:<zNOcd.26$KJ6.7@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> "mike" <spamme0@juno.com> wrote in message news:4173A8FE.2020201@juno.com...
> > David Falcone wrote:
> >> I have an older Dell Latitude CPx H PIII 500 notebook. I recently
> >> plugged it in and smelled smoke. After that the LCD does not work,
> >> all I get is a white screen when I power on. The external monitor
> >> works fine. I took it apart and everything looks fine. Any
> >> suggestions on where to look for the problem?
> >
>
> Boot it up and shine a strong light on the screen. If you can see dim
> outlines on the screen, you've lost your backlight. If it is really,
> totally black, you've got a more serious problem.

Thanks for your response, but the screen is not black it is white.
Like it is washed out. I can see no outline.