Is it expensive and how long does it take?
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Answer by pcmanbv
well, they charge expensive 70-80 usd/ euro, but really lamp is 5-10 bucks…. and 10 minutes to make it… people dont know anything about, problem looks serious so they charge to much
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the cheapest way is to do it yourself, a new backlight is about $10.
search on the net for the Service Manual for your laptop, there is clarified how to replace the backlight. you can also use any service manual, doesn’t matter what brand and model because it’s the same for all laptop screens.
here’s where to buy a new backlight
http://cgi.ebay.com/CCFL-TUBE-FOR-TFT-LCD-FLAT-PANEL-SCREENS-BACKLIGHT-LAMP_W0QQitemZ120168226286QQihZ002QQcategoryZ31569QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
here’s a service manual
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1526/en/SM/index.htm
the backlight is mounted behind the show panel
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