5 Apr
2024
5 Apr
'24
1:45 p.m.
I have a Dell Vostro.
When I boot, the screen briefly flashes and then remains dark.
I have another one on which the screen would stay lit for a minute or
two, then go black. If I closed the lid and opened it, it would stay
lit for a few more minutes, then go black again. I corrected that by
replacing the backlight power supply.
In this one, is the problem more likely a defective power supply for
the backlight, or a defective backlight, or something else?
Thanks,
Van Snyder
5 Apr
5 Apr
2:41 p.m.
Um...
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
I have a Dell Vostro.
When I boot, the screen briefly flashes and then remains dark.
I have another one on which the screen would stay lit for a minute or
two, then go black. If I closed the lid and opened it, it would stay
lit for a few more minutes, then go black again. I corrected that by
replacing the backlight power supply.
In this one, is the problem more likely a defective power supply for
the backlight, or a defective backlight, or something else?
Thanks,
Van Snyder
4 p.m.
That's not quite on topic here but I used to own one. Just close the lid
and walk away slowly.
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 6:25 PM Rick Bensene via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk
wrote:
I have a Dell Vostro.
Sellam responded:
Um...
...Yeah.
5:41 p.m.
I find them to be painfully slow
Actually I think it got a lot better once I installed debian in it.
Sorry you're having issues.
B
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 7:47 PM Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 22:25 +0000, Rick Bensene via
cctalk wrote:
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk
wrote:
Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
I have a Dell Vostro.
Sellam responded:
Um...
...Yeah.
6:22 p.m.
I did run a hackintosh on one very long ago. IIRC it was a core I 2 not
very bright bulb.
That's not on topic either, but worth knowing.
thanks
Jim
On 4/5/24 19:41, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
I find them to be painfully slow
Actually I think it got a lot better once I installed debian in it.
Sorry you're having issues.
B
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 7:47 PM Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 22:25 +0000, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Dell Vostro.
>> Sellam responded:
>>
>>> Um...
>> ...Yeah.
> Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
>
7 Apr
7 Apr
5:57 a.m.
On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 00:47, Van Snyder via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
This is mainly a list for pre-PC era kit. Windows PCs and 64-bit x86
kit are offtopic here, and most members, I suspect, regard them as
disposable office equipment with no more personality than a stapler.
The Vostro 1700 looks to be a 2007 era 17" C2D laptop.
Not much info to go on in your message. You say it boots; how do you
know? What OS? Latest firmware? Can you SSH to it when the OS comes
up? Can it successfully drive an external screen? Have you opened it
up and checked its CPU and GPU fans are clean, unobstructed, spin and
it's not overheating?
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12:43 p.m.
On Sun, 2024-04-07 at 13:57 +0100, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 00:47, Van Snyder via
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cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I know the main focus of the list. The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough
to be a semi-antique. I don't know another list where people might know
why the display flashes once and then goes black.
Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
This is mainly a list for pre-PC era kit. Windows PCs and 64-bit
x86kit are offtopic here, and most members, I suspect, regard them
asdisposable office equipment with no more personality than a
stapler.
The Vostro 1700 looks to be a 2007 era 17" C2D
laptop.
Not much info to go on in your message. You say it boots; how do
youknow?
If you shine a very bright light at the display, you can dimly see what
it's trying to show. So the display works, but the backlight doesn't.
I saw a note that if the display flashes, however briefly, the problem
is almost certainly the inverter, not the backlight. So I've ordered a
new one -- $10.99, including tax and shipping.
What OS? Latest firmware? Can you SSH to it when the
OS comesup? Can
it successfully drive an external screen? Have you opened itup and
checked its CPU and GPU fans are clean, unobstructed, spin andit's
not overheating?
Windoze 10 with all the updates. I installed a Ubuntu-something drive
and I can ssh to it. It's not overheating.
It's my brother's only computer. He's destitute and lives in a room
slightly bigger than a postage stamp. He can't afford a new laptop, and
he is picky about where the USB connectors are.
(His hobby is complaining that most stuff other people would say is
good enough isn't perfect.)
1:07 p.m.
Replace all the caps. Then it will work!
-andy
On Apr 7, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Van Snyder via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I know the main focus of the list. The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough
to be a semi-antique. I don't know another list where people might know
why the display flashes once and then goes black.
8 Apr
8 Apr
8:13 a.m.
On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 at 20:43, Van Snyder via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I know the main focus of the list.
No, you don't, because then you say:
The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough
to be a semi-antique.
And it isn't.
I don't know another list where people might know
why the display flashes once and then goes black.
Then you should go join more communities and not complain about this
one -- or upset it.
If you shine a very bright light at the display, you
can dimly see what
it's trying to show. So the display works, but the backlight doesn't.
So you have identified the problem and did not say so?
It's my brother's only computer. He's
destitute and lives in a room
slightly bigger than a postage stamp.
Sorry to hear that.
He can't afford a new laptop, and
he is picky about where the USB connectors are.
He doesn't get to be picky if he's that poor. That's how life is.
(His hobby is complaining that most stuff other people
would say is
good enough isn't perfect.)
That is a privilege that comes with being able to afford better.
TBH, ISTM that you actively want to annoy people here. It's working on
me, I can tell you that.
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