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| Here you have a Dell Latitude XPi 133ST. For the sake of
this demonstration, we'll pretend the backlight is bad. You can get a
new CCFL tube from http://www.jkllamps.com.
They run about 10-20$ so it is a cheap fix! |
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first step is to locate the little round, black rubber "tabs" on the
corners of the screen and remove them with a small screwdriver or
exacto knife. |
Here you can see all of the
tabs removed. Remove the bezel screws and just slide a screwdriver
around the edge to pop off the bezel. |
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| Now unplug the 2 wire CCFL connector from the inverter.
Be careful not to touch anything because there is some voltage there.
Remove the 4 screws from the LCD corners as well. |
Now the screen will tip forward. |
Now follow the CCFL wires to the LCD and remove the
screws from the metal that protects the CCFL tube. |
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| I also had to remove the board in the next picture from
here. |
Now that the metal is removed, you can move the board
out of the way. |
The reflector plastic and reinforcing plastic are lifted
up and out of the way. The CCFL tube will just slide out and over
them. |
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| Here the "new" tube has been soldered to the
wires of the old tube and is tested. |
When you turn out the lights you really see it.
Ever looked in to the Sun before? Then you know what looking at a CCFL
tube is like. |
Reassemble the LCD panel and stand it up in the
computer. Turn it on and test it out. |
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| 2000 booted up just fine, everything is looking good! |
Now that everything tested ok, we'll put the mounting
screws back in the LCD. |
Perhaps we should shut down first just to be safe ;) |
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| Route your power wires around the screw hole. |
Snap the bezel in and put the screws back in. Note the
screws are now black and not metallic. I swapped them to prove that I
successfully reassembled it :) |
Put the rubber screw covers back in and stick a fork in
it. You're done! |