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Broken screen or something more?

by vhozon Nov 17, 2010 6:45AM PST

I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with a screen that has become tinted reddish or pinkish and then turns black after a few seconds upon powering up. I'm unable to use it for anything in this state and was wondering if anyone here had run into a similar problem or had some advice about what's causing this? Any help is appreciated.

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That's a sign of CCFL failure.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 18, 2010 2:49PM PST

Research CCFL LAPTOP and see if you can get a good price on new tubes and CCFL power supply.

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