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This guide explains how to remove the display assembly from a Dell XPS M1530 laptop.
Question: Is it necessary to remove the whole display assembly from the laptop if I want to replace the LCD screen?
Answer: No, it’s not necessary. You can replace the LCD screen while the display assembly is still attached to the laptop.
In order to replace the LCD screen you’ll have to:
1. Remove the display bezel.
2. Remove all screws securing the LCD screen to the display cover.
3. Removed display hinges.
3. Disconnect the video cable and remove the screen.
You can find a new LCD screen replacement for Dell XPS M1530 here.
Questions: It looks like the inverter board is attached to the LCD screen. Can I replace the inverter without replacing the screen?
Answer: Yes, you can deattach the inverter board from the LCD screen and replace it separately.
The above mentioned disassembly guide is a good visual supplement to the official service manual for XPS M1530 series laptops.
UPDATE:
1. In this guide guide I explain how to clean or replacing the cooling fan in a Dell XPS M1530 laptop.
2. In this guide I explain how to remove the LCD screen and inverter board from a Dell XPS M1530 laptop.
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August 24th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
i tried to replace the lcd but ended up being the wrong part. did not fit. after putting everything back together the computer will not even start. no lights, no power. tried without battery. did not work. checked all the connections and still did not start. was working fine before. i only took off the back two panels, keyboard, power strip at top, and lcd. Any ideas. Is there something i could have not connected correctly that would not let the computer show any sign of power?
February 18th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Matthew,
The laptop goes into stand by mode because you activate the lid close switch when the display is closed.
It’s possible you messed up the lid close switch somehow while replacing the screen.
I don’t remember if this model has a magnetic switch.
With magnetic switch you have a small magnet installed somewhere inside the display panel and the lid close switch installed somewhere in the laptop base. When the display is closed, the magnet gets close to the switch and activates it.
It’s possible that you accidentally removed the small magnet from the display while replacing the screen. This is just a guess but I think your problem is related to the lid close switch.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Hi, I recently replaced my LCD for my XPS M1530. when I close my laptop screen It dosen’t go on stand by. It is supposed to go on stand by and lock my computer. I was wondering if there might have been something I missed when reinstalling my LCD please advise me.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Hi My,
Dell Xps 1530 – LCD is not working.. laptop is working but nothing is being displayed on the screen (its Completely black).. when i attached monitor to it and when i switched it on, it was displaying everything on the monitor.. – but nothing on LCD… also few times it started displaying on it own on LCD.. but again started displaying nothing as soon as i booted the laptop..
pls help..
January 18th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Neamat Rashid,
You’ll have to test your laptop with an external monitor attached to the VGA port on the laptop. Take a look at the external video output.
If stripes appear on both internal and external monitors, most likely this is the video card failure.
If stripes appear only on the internal screen and video on the external monitor displayed properly, most likely this is the LCD screen failure.
January 18th, 2010 at 4:34 am
Hi
I have acer 5580 Laptop..My laptop is new But whenever i switched on my laptop..it shows stripes on display…Once i have repaired But again it shows stripes…however…my LCD is new and working properly…..SOmetimes it is working good…but then my laptop switched off automatically….What shuld i do??how to remove stripes on my laptop??
please reply me…
January 11th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
My screen went gray and then black now has lines and different colors…
Was old by a pc repair shop it was the screen…
December 15th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
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December 15th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
thank you for you reply laptop tech, i was wondering if there was a way i could contact you and send you an image of what is broken on my laptop so you could tell me what i would all need to replace and what would be the best way to do it. Thank you
December 15th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
jerrold,
I’m not sure 100% but a screen with different resolution might require a different video cable.
To be safe, buy the same type.
December 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Duane,
Sounds more like connection related issue. You can remove the screen bezel and try reseating cables. Check connection between the video cable and motherboard.
Also, it’s possible that you have a faulty video cable. Maybe there is a short inside the cable.
Try replacing the video cable.
December 15th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
tyler,
Search eBay for “XPS M1530 plastic”. I found LCD screen bezel for about $20 and display back cover for about $25. Not sure which one is broken in your laptop.
December 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Hi, my lcd screen is not cracked but the plastic that holds it is, i was wondering if there is a way to just replace that and not the screen, seeing as dell wants to charge me 199 for a piece of plastic. Please help!
December 7th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
My xps m1530 back light goes out after the monitor is opened more than 2 inches or so. Sometimes can raise it slowly and almost open it half way before the back light goes out. Would that be caused by a short or the inverter going out?
July 7th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
hey, my xps M1530’s screen recenately went odd, the whole laptop started to go into hibernate by it’self, so i shut it down and now when i turn it on it seems that the screen is showing me huge white stripes, alternating with dine coloured stripes and one large black stripe in the middle, this laptop has already had 5 motherboard replacements so far so do you reckon i would need abother replacement? or is there something else at fault?
April 19th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
jerrold,
I think that screens with different resolution might require different video cables but I’m not sure 100%. It’s a good idea to ask the seller if a new screen is compatible with your laptop. If you are not sure, go with the same type.
April 15th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Hi, i saw ur link above that goes to ebay site and shows available lcd screen for dell xps 1530. I need to replace my screen since it fells down on the floor and had a crack. The current resolution i used is 1200 x 800. Do you think i will not have a problem if the screen that i will buy is of type wxga+ or wsxga, wuxga? or do i need to buy the same type like the one i used now.
April 12th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Sam,
That was just a guess. Normally, the inverter start working as soon as you turn on the laptop, there shouldn’t be any delay time.
I don’t thing that it’s necessary to remove the whole display assembly, it can stay attached to the laptop.
Simply remove the display bezel and you’ll get an access to the screen. Take a look at these instructions in the official service manual.
Again, do not remove the display panel assembly.
April 12th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
thanks, does that mean that the inverter is bad since it has to warm up first???
And lastly, can I get o the iverter by taking off the lining and the two silver things (which must simply be pushed outwards) and the black plastic think of course, without actually having to take off the screen. THAT IS, I know it is under the screen but is it under And bein partly so I would actually have to do more than I explained?