FIXING MY DELL INSPIRON 8000 BACKLIGHT
Posted by Benjamin Close on November 7, 2008 under Computers, Repairs | 
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Inspiron 8000
It all began in February 2001. I bought a Dell inspiron 8000 laptop, with a 1400×1050 capable screen and I was happy. Over time however, things slowly broke. I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade to a 3 year next day onsite warranty, and over time got the HDD replaced twice and keyboard replaced once (The laptop was running 24×7 and was my main machine). Alas, sadly event the 3 year warranty expired – but things were still running sweet. The laptop still worked like a charm, until that fateful day in March 2006.
The LCD screen had been getting dimmer over time, something I attributed to old age. But that day in March proved to be the start of a very long but in the end successful hack – A hack to fix the laptop screen!