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Weird shading pattern on display? pics

Ben Go

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Aug 22, 2013
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I have a Dell Xps 13 and I had to take it apart today to clean it. After I put it back together I have this weird, light pattern on my display. It's as if every other light on the bottom is turned off? What would cause something like that? It's gotta be a hardware issue as it's visible upon boot and BIOS. Nothing seems wrong or off in the BIOS. I don't get it, any ideas?

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Thanks so much! Reading up on screen light diffusers now.

I don't see anything in the BIOS

Do you know if that is adjustable from the terminal? Or is this something I might have messed up when I opened up my laptop and have to open it again?
 



Thanks, I have tried that, I will open it back up tomorrow and see if my lcd connector is a little loose.