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August 25th, 2025 02:27
Dell Inspiron 15R-5521 dim screen & other
I have a Dell Inspiron 15R-5521 15.6" screen w/i3-3227U, 8GB RAM, will be coming to me problems
1 it has a dim screen
2 they say will not mirror to external monitor unless internal screen is physically disconnected from motherboard
is these a easy fix?
Thank you
Todd
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ejn63
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August 25th, 2025 15:45
Dim screen is either a bad backlight in the panel, or the power supply to the backlight. The other symptom sounds like a bad mainboard.
The entire system is worth between $30 and $50 complete so any replacement parts needed should be evaluated in light of that.
tj8799
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August 25th, 2025 22:47
great at least I found a parts machine to fix mine
Thank you