Having same problem as a few of you listed. Replaced cracked screen, now screen will be blank/white during POST/BIOS. If I then FnF8 the screen will work fine with the exception of the brightness going back down at approx 70%. I have ordered a different inverter to try. Have any of you had any luck solving this issue?

Check the device manager. Do you see two display drivers installed. Try removing them and let the system re-detect the LCD screen.
Try reinstalling the display adapter.

Let me known if it works. I knot that this method worked for some other guys. I doubt that replacing the inverter board helps in this case.

Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Display Adapters

That’s for Windows XP. Not sure if it’s the same for other versions.

I have an issue almost identical to Jenn’s above (post 22). My screen got cracked and I took it to a repair shop to get it replaced. They replaced the screen but not the inverter. Now the screen is noticeably dimmer and murky

Try reinstalling the video driver. Check out this post. Let me know if it fixes the problem please.

The screen is dull but still viewable

If the backlight still works (even if it’s dull), most likely there is nothing wrong with the inverter.
Have you tried increasing the screen brightness using the keyboard shortcut – Fn key and Up arrow key?
Enter the BIOS setup menu and find out if you can adjust the screen brightness in there.

the viewing area has also shrunk leaving a black band down th right and bottom.

Check the display settings. Play with the screen resolution.

1) The screen they sold me isn’t compatible with the Vostro 1500 other than it fits.
2) The screen the supplier sent was faulty.
3) Something else was damaged (it fell screen first into the corner of a table…don’t ask!), maybe the inverter needs to be replaced?

Can you please address this problem since two people now apparently have had the same issue? If it’s likely the inverter, where would I get one and how do I know it’s the proper one for this laptop/screen combo? Or does that matter?

Any help would be most appreciated!! Thanks!

The 3rd screw from top in Step 3 is a stripped screw. What do I do? I definitely cannot drill into it. Any other option?

Google “screw extractor”. This tool might help to remove the stripped screw.

Great guide! But I have a problem. The 3rd screw from top in Step 3 is a stripped screw. What do I do? I definitely cannot drill into it. Any other option? All other screws have been unscrewed but this is the last screw to remove and it is frustrating. What do I do? Please help.