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PSSuperstars · 07-19-2009, 12:55 AM

So my XPS M1210 Dell is about 2 years old.. Its my "beside the bed for emergencies while sleeping" laptop... and since I'm recovering from surgery right now... and wanna actually WORK from bed.. it's decided to take a shit on me.

It will boot up just fine.. Windows will load.. and about 3 mins in... the screen will go black..

I could then put it in standby.. and hit the power button... and it'd come back on.. then go back dark in 3 mins...

I've switched all the power settings to "never".. so as to not allow "sleep" mode... however.. I then went into advanced in the power settings and selected to never enable standby just to see.. so now I can't put it into standby and wake it up either...

Anyone had anything similar? How did they fix it?

It never runs on battery.. always on AC...

PSSuperstars · 07-19-2009, 02:10 AM

Oh so it's not going into sleep mode.. I just noticed that it's just going VERY dark.... dim...

I can hold my iphone to it.. and still see the screen to work on it..

so would this mean it's an LCD issue? or spyware issue?

mrwilson · 07-19-2009, 02:15 AM

Does it do it when the power lead is plugged in and not getting power from just the battery?

PSSuperstars · 07-19-2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mrwilson

Does it do it when the power lead is plugged in and not getting power from just the battery?

I don't get power from the battery.. battery died a while ago.. it's always plugged in and on the night stand...

PSSuperstars · 07-19-2009, 02:24 AM

Apparently my backlight has failed. That's what I'm learning from all the googling..

With the prices of Dells at WalMart and other places right now.. I'll probably just buy a replacement.. BAHHHHHHHHH.

xenigo · 07-19-2009, 02:28 AM

That sucks dude. You could always order a replacement display off Ebay, too. I was going to suggest calling Dell, but it sounds like you already figured it out.

PSSuperstars · 07-19-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xenigo

That sucks dude. You could always order a replacement display off Ebay, too. I was going to suggest calling Dell, but it sounds like you already figured it out.

Someone on the dell boards said the replacement might cost 150-200ish... I think I may look into it a bit in the morning.. compare pricing and see... if it's gonna be anything over 300.. I'll just go get a new one.. or if replacing it is gonna be something that hurts my brain.. lol

xenigo · 07-19-2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PSSuperstars

Someone on the dell boards said the replacement might cost 150-200ish... I think I may look into it a bit in the morning.. compare pricing and see... if it's gonna be anything over 300.. I'll just go get a new one.. or if replacing it is gonna be something that hurts my brain.. lol

You know the XPS 1210 is actually a pretty nice machine. One of the last of the full powered sub-notebooks. I'd hate to see it go to waste.

07-19-2009, 12:55 AM	#1
PSSuperstars Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,477	Laptop Going into Sleep Mode So my XPS M1210 Dell is about 2 years old.. Its my "beside the bed for emergencies while sleeping" laptop... and since I'm recovering from surgery right now... and wanna actually WORK from bed.. it's decided to take a shit on me. It will boot up just fine.. Windows will load.. and about 3 mins in... the screen will go black.. I could then put it in standby.. and hit the power button... and it'd come back on.. then go back dark in 3 mins... I've switched all the power settings to "never".. so as to not allow "sleep" mode... however.. I then went into advanced in the power settings and selected to never enable standby just to see.. so now I can't put it into standby and wake it up either... Anyone had anything similar? How did they fix it? It never runs on battery.. always on AC... __________________ Porn's Best Kept Secret : PSOCash.com : Make Money Promoting Phone Sex in Members Areas, TGPs, and MORE! : Lifetime 30% Payout *Best Webcam Referral Payouts* Last edited by PSSuperstars; 07-19-2009 at 12:56 AM..

07-19-2009, 02:10 AM	#2
PSSuperstars Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,477	Oh so it's not going into sleep mode.. I just noticed that it's just going VERY dark.... dim... I can hold my iphone to it.. and still see the screen to work on it.. so would this mean it's an LCD issue? or spyware issue? __________________ Porn's Best Kept Secret : PSOCash.com : Make Money Promoting Phone Sex in Members Areas, TGPs, and MORE! : Lifetime 30% Payout *Best Webcam Referral Payouts*

07-19-2009, 02:24 AM	#5
PSSuperstars Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,477	Apparently my backlight has failed. That's what I'm learning from all the googling.. With the prices of Dells at WalMart and other places right now.. I'll probably just buy a replacement.. BAHHHHHHHHH. __________________ Porn's Best Kept Secret : PSOCash.com : Make Money Promoting Phone Sex in Members Areas, TGPs, and MORE! : Lifetime 30% Payout *Best Webcam Referral Payouts*

07-19-2009, 02:15 AM	#3
mrwilson mrwilson 2.0 Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ICQ: 465406783 Posts: 5,122	Does it do it when the power lead is plugged in and not getting power from just the battery?

07-19-2009, 02:28 AM	#6
xenigo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,067	That sucks dude. You could always order a replacement display off Ebay, too. I was going to suggest calling Dell, but it sounds like you already figured it out.