Dell :: Inspiron 5160 Display
Apr 6, 2010
My display is not working on my Inspiron 5160. The image is there but very faint. When hooked to an external monitor everything displays properly on the external monitor.
What I am leaning towards is to first replace the LCD inverter. Not sure if I would spend the money on a whole new display for this old of a laptop.
It had been having a over heating problem before the display went out. I took the cooling fan out and cleaned out all the dust mat from the fins that were blocked. Now the fan seems to be keeping it cool, but the display did not come back.
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Feb 26, 2009
Is there a BIOS limitation on the 5160 for HDD capacity? I had to replace the drive and it is seeing a 160G drive as 70G.
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May 15, 2009
First off before I get into the problem I want to say that I am an experienced computer technician having worked on hundreds of laptops in the past. So I'm very familiar with the problems and solutions for them.
I just want that disclaimer to be up front that I'm not a rookie seeking laymans terms or solutions.
Anyway, that aside. A customer dropped off an Inspiron 5160 last week. The system wouldn't half power on he said so after testing, I determined that the AC jack was 'broken'. Sure enough after disassembling the computer I could see on the bottom of the motherboard where the AC adapter had been knocked loose.
I replaced the motherboard and immediately noticed that the screen would display the BIOS Dell logo for about 5 seconds, and then cut off.
With a flash light I could see the data images on the screen, just no CCFL light from the bulb to brighten the screen.
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Dec 21, 2004
I've noticed that after I bring my 5160 back on after putting it in standby, the fan kicks on at high speed and stays on until I power down and restart. Is that a BIOS problem or hardware and what can I do about it?
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Mar 7, 2010
In the Mini PCI bay, there are two cards. One says Broadband A03-0027 JP, which appears to be a modem card.
My question is about the second card. I did a Google search, but couldn't find out its purpose. Here are the numbers on the card:
MFG 452 & EDW21 31 ....
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Dec 31, 2014
I've dell Inspiron N5110 and I'm using it since past 3 and half years. In 2013, base of the laptop was broken and I had to replace it with a new one though there was no problem in hardware at all. Soon after the dell representative installed the new base and left my house I was facing a weird problem. When I power on the laptop, my screen gives a mild flash but does not start (6 out of 10 times, not always), but I can hear windows start up sound in the back ground. I use to press power button again to lock or stand by the laptop and then move my mouse. After performing this I can see the screen glows and log on screen shows up.
I was using my laptop like this for past 1.5 years as pressing a power button was no big deal. Today on the eve of new year, I saw my trick does not work any more. I was not able to start my screen even after repetitive attempts. But I remember I used it last night, display was really fine.
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Apr 6, 2009
I removed everything - but in the process - the camera board - located behind the bezel - broke. I figured that the screen should still work - until a camera can be bought - but it does not. It lights up a bit: dim black - but it will not show a picture.
Do any of yo know - if there could be another cause: cables not not plugged in right - etc? I just don't see how the camera board could be the cause since it's just an extra device.
There are two white and black connectors - under the keyboard - that are part of the lid - which I plugged in. There's also the power plug for the screen (also under the keyboard) and that's plugged in. The only thing I can think of is the camera board. Let me know if I'm missing something - though - because - if so - I'll just do something to fix it now.
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Sep 22, 2008
i turned on my laptop and the screen had a horizontal line splitting into mirror images. it also has monochromatic horizontal lines all over the display. sometimes it will boot windows, sometimes it wont. i get an error saying windows cannot start do i want to start windows repair. it usually doesn't work and i end up going with the factory image restore.
i've gotten back to running windows and i've updated drivers, updated the bios, and nothing seems to stick. i've had it working perfectly (perfect display on the screen), but it seems after i did a windows update and it rebooted that it stopped working again. split screen, lines, the works.
i took apart the lcd screen to ensure all the cables were attached and they seem to be ok. i hooked it up to an external monitor and i didn't get the split screen mirror image, but i did get the monochromatic horizontal lines over the display. i can still use windows and the internet and everything.. it's just really hard on the eyes.
also, if it's the video card i know that most are integrated into the motherboard. mine is the nvidia geforce 8400m gs.. please tell me i can replace these independently.
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Apr 30, 2009
I am trying to use the Dell s2009W display with an old Dell inspiron b120 laptop. But I can't get the max resolution of 1600x900 to show as option in the display settings dialogue.
I previously used this laptop with another Dell display that had, I believe, an even larger resoultion, but certainly larger than 1280x768. There were no problems there.
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Nov 16, 2014
Touchscreen for my laptop is no longer working, among other issues. When I look at pen and touch under pc info, I get "No pen or touch input is available for this display." Which is quite odd since it is a touch laptop. I cannot find any of the drivers for the touchscreen. The only thing I have under "mice and other pointing devices," is the dell touchpad. I tried reinstalling synaptics touchpad driver, no luck. I updated BIOS and chipset drivers, no luck. I also completed all windows updates, still no luck. So, I reset my computer to factory settings, and it still does not work
I recently sent in my laptop due to problems of it not being able to turn on, and my battery and a/c adapter were replaced. I was quite happy. However, I do not want to send it back in even though it is under warranty.
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Apr 16, 2013
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R SE 7520 , it has a AMD 7730M display card and an intel built in card , the laptop is running with the intel card and when it comes to enabling the AMD display card from the Device Manager , i get the following message : " Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) "
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Nov 26, 2014
I have problem with my laptop dell 3420. there are no display when I turn it on, after maybe 30 second any beep code 4 times.
I was reseat the memory, change with another memory but nothing different.
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Jan 30, 2013
I have dell red n5040 i3 processor, service tag<Service Tag removed as per privacy policy> no display. i already remove the cd rom, hdd, wlan. i replace new memory. but still don't display. when i remove the memory it beep twice, when i installed the memory i beep once but still don,t display. I tried the original memory to other laptop it runs ok.
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Jan 22, 2013
I have a quick question about my Dell Inspiron M5030. The screen display has died on me, plugging in an external vga source works fine, and if you look very carefully you can still see some of the (very dim) display on the laptop screen.
Now i'm sure its the typical inverter board gone situation, trouble is i cant find the inverter board!? I thought i had found it behind the screen, but turns out its the web cam! Does this model has an inverter board? Or do i need to replace the entire screen? Or do i just need to replace the LCD screen cable? I wasnt sure if that did the same thing as the inverter board!
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Jan 28, 2015
Specs:
- i5
- 4GB
- cannot boot into Windows 7
I am working on a friend's laptop. Originally, the laptop had a bad power adapter. They heard a "popping" sound from what sounded like it came from the laptop itself. Laptop went dead. They bought a new power adapter but it won't even light up the LED's on the laptop itself. The new adapter definitely works.
Of course it's used for taxes, home business info, etc. So they ask me to look at it since I have 10+ years in IT and can do most PC repair stuff without batting an eye. Well, here I am. Laptop is not under warranty AND it's still being paid on as it was financed by Dell.
Here is what I did to troubleshoot:
1) Verified power adapter got power and works with another Dell laptop.
2) Verified laptop will not power on.
3) Removed bottom screws, plate, battery, etc.
4) Removed keyboard, screws, and top plate.
5) Found a lots of black markings on the motherboard, specifically at the circuitry near the battery port.
Determined it needed a motherboard and maybe other stuff but wasn't sure. Bought a new motherboard with a 90 day warranty from CHINA on eBay. Also bought a new keyboard since a key was missing and new fan since it was in rough shape.
The repair steps:
1) Removed old motherboard and took off heatsink and CPU.
2) Reseat CPU on new motherboard, added Arctic 5, Reinstalled heatsink.
3) Added new fan and buttoned everything up. Triple checked connections
4) THERE IS LIFE! Power supply now feeds power to the laptop as LED's are lit.
5) Power button is pressed, nothing on the video but the fan spins up and sounds healthy. No caps lock LED. Hooked up to a monitor DOES NOT WORK. No beeping, nothing. I figure maybe the CPU isn't working so I try reseating it.
6) Tear it all down again. Reseat CPU, new thermal paste, reinstall heatsink, button it back up. SAME THING. This time it's not fully reassembled.
I tried doing the D + Power Button to test the LCD. Looks like the screen does something, but it's dim and doesn't last long. I can't see if it tries to do anything in detail, but I notice a little bit of light omitted from the side. Tried discharging any static.
Normally, I would throw in another CPU or something, but I don't have spare parts for this laptop. How can I continue to troubleshoot this? Maybe a bad motherboard?
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Mar 25, 2009
I have a Inspiron E1505 I'm trying to fix for a friend...The display is broken a 1/3 of it doesn't work so I was wondering if anyone knew if a display from a Gateway MT6458 which i have just for spare parts...will swap out.. they are both 15.4" displays and both 1280x800 WXGA displays.
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Dec 1, 2014
Dell inspiron 15 display is blank and beeps 8 times and do not show the display when connected to a external display device.
the problem occured after downloading display drivers and forgot to restart.
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Mar 19, 2013
I have a dell inspiron n5110 laptop that was recently slammed to the floor because of some crazy incident. Anyways, the screen shattered so i replaced the screen and attached the cables properly. The laptop powers on, but no display on the screen what so ever, its completely black.
I did the take out the battery and power cord, held power down for 60 sec. that was a no go
I don't know what could be the problem. I even hooked the laptop via hdmi to my tv and it works fine on the tv so i know the laptop is working. Also my warranty expired so that won't do. would really like to resolve this issue without forking over a couple hundred bucks.
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Dec 19, 2010
I have an Inspiron 1505 e, anc about two weeks ago my screen first went black, then it came back but the display in split into four quadrants. I am guessing the graphics card ....
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Mar 13, 2013
I have a Dell Inspiron N5010 laptop. When i switch it on, there is no display and get I 3 beeps. The only led that is on is the one indicating that the power is on. The memory sticks are in a working condition (I checked it by inserting it in another laptop).
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Nov 4, 2014
My Inspiron N5010 is powering on however the display is off
Previously I was running a Windows diagnostic test; however the system froze and I had to power off manually & since then I haven't been able to restart
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Dec 27, 2012
The display of my laptop isn't working, like it's not getting any power.
A few days ago I opened my laptop for cleaning using service manual and after carefully putting it back together the display wouldn't turn on.
Using external monitor I ran diagnostics and everything was fine. I double checked cables and such but it didn't work.
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Apr 8, 2014
I have Dell inspiron 15R, most of the time it fail to start when i press power button it will continuously beep once every 3-5secs display is not lightning it will stay that was as long as you let it be it will not stop, pressing power button hold for 3-5sec will turn of the Laptop but if i try to press again the power button it will start again beeping. i tried to remove the battery and press the power button it will still keep on beep display is black out..
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Nov 17, 2014
I have Dell Inspiron 1370, it has nvidia G105M . The fault is, when I run the laptop its screen split into 6 portions. Before that began to happen, Windows had showed a "driver not responding" warning and after that it just runs in 6 screen portions.
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Feb 21, 2014
I've had my Inspiron 17 for 4 months and noticed today that the touchscreen isn't working.
How long ago the problem started as I generally use the old desktop/touchpad combination.
When checking PC settings it now says 'no pen or touch input is available for this display.'
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Mar 30, 2013
This morning when my brother using my dell 5010 everything was ok but when after 30 mins of using it, it shutdown itself. When he start the laptop, he only hear beeping and again and again. What do you think the problem. My laptop has no more warranty. Its first time to happen that.
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Dec 1, 2014
Dell inspiron 15 display is blank and beeps 8 times and do show the display when connected to a external device.
The problem occurred after downloading display drivers and forgot to restart.
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Apr 15, 2013
Last night my dog ran over the keyboard of my Dell Inspiron N411z . The screen now displays upside down. I can fix it manually by using the Fn key and the F1 key which brings up some screen options, but I'd like to permanently fix this. Oddly enough my dog did this to my other laptop a few years back. I'm not sure what he's running across to do this.
How to fix this so the screen isn't upside down every time I start the computer?
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Nov 22, 2014
I bought dell n5110 in 2011.i played many games.last week AW also played.but i got fan problem . (My fan is didnt turn on and lap was shutdown when overheated). Then i remove motherboard and i spin fan some rounds and remove bios battery and re assemble .
then fan was turned on.then i install win 8.1 and install nvidia 340 graphic driver.but when i open nvidia settings display "you are not currently using a display attached to an nvidia gpu" then I tried different drivers-301, 305, 320, 327, 370 but same problem have.
I also tried with win 8 same way. but have same problem.(before having those problem I have installed win 8 and i worked with it) though I remove cimos battory bios didnt reset.
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Dec 20, 2014
Today i bought an Inspiron 5547 and i have an issue when closing and opening the lid. The issue is get screen artifacts like if were pressing the screen with my finger. Is this normal?
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