Comments on: Howto Replace a Screen Invertor on a Dell Inspiron 1520

By: dwiel

dwiel — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:04:40 +0000

I got my inverter off of ebay for something like $15. The other thing you might try is replacing the backlight which will be more expensive than the inverter, but still less expensive than £250.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:49:09 +0000

@David (UK)
Where did you get the inverter from?

The screen on my Inspiron 1520 is very dim – Dell support tell me a new screen is required which they would be happy to fix for £250. Thought I might try a new inverter first.

Thanks.

By: David (UK)

David (UK) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:07:28 +0000

Thank you to Zach and others that added comments; I’ve been able to repair my laptop for a sum of GBP £8. Quite proud of myself but I wouldn’t have been able to do it without your guidance.

By: YSDimov

YSDimov — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:26:33 +0000

i gave my laptop service to replace my ivertor, becouse i was not sure that is the problem BUT i found that my web cam and my mic dosnt work. Dou you know how to test with my self where can be the problem except the cable on the top.

Thank You

By: ASH

ASH — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:13:11 +0000

NM slide it out and replaced it

By: ASH

ASH — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:05:02 +0000

Working on a Dell Insp 6000
seems the inverter is connected to the display with some kind of glue (no screws no clips). Can not pry it away at all

By: Rai

Rai — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:24:14 +0000

Thanks a ton for the instructions! I just replaced backlight inverter of my Inspiron 1525 and it is working great now.

By: ENO

ENO — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:59:05 +0000

hello , i hope you can help me.
I have a dell inspiren 1521 and have you the service manuell ?
can you send my e-mail ?
thank

By: dwiel

dwiel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:15:47 +0000

Thanks Shane for clearing that up!

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:48:54 +0000

This was great info. I too came to the problem as Augie did. I found that on either side of the inverter were two tiny phillips screws. One was covered in white tape. Remove them and pull up removing the inverter and the metal frame that it is attached to. Now came the trickey part. With an exacto knife I had to gently work the inverter apart from the frame. This also required a little bending of the frame. Reverse the steps (and the frame bending) when installing the board. Again, this was a very helpfull page.