My trusty Dell U2410 recently developed a vertical line of stuck pixels on the left hand side of the screen (one pixel wide). Curiously the line does not go all the way to the top, but stops about 3 inches from the top.
The line is blue but turns red on a black background:
White background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5qv90alf.jpg
Black background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...psrpqpsbk2.jpg
Blue background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...psleybwiit.jpg
What I've tried so far:
- Turned on the display while not hooked up to computer. Line shows up on black background.
- Stuck Pixel software. I've tried many different programs each running for hours at a time. No difference.
- Applied pressure and heat to the area with stuck pixels. No difference.
- Taken the display apart and cleaned and reseated all ribbon connectors. No difference. Although I did manage to mess this up once which resulted in the entire left side being green and fuzzy. The line was still there.
- Taken out the T-Con board and gave it a clean. No difference.
- Turned the display on while the gold tabs were showing. Applied pressure to each one. No difference.
So I'm at a bit of a loss. I've found a T-Con board on ebay I could buy for pretty cheap and try that, but I don't even know if that's the problem or the panel is just busted.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm a complete amateur and my expertise consists of Google search I'm afraid.
The line is blue but turns red on a black background:
White background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5qv90alf.jpg
Black background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...psrpqpsbk2.jpg
Blue background:
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...psleybwiit.jpg
What I've tried so far:
- Turned on the display while not hooked up to computer. Line shows up on black background.
- Stuck Pixel software. I've tried many different programs each running for hours at a time. No difference.
- Applied pressure and heat to the area with stuck pixels. No difference.
- Taken the display apart and cleaned and reseated all ribbon connectors. No difference. Although I did manage to mess this up once which resulted in the entire left side being green and fuzzy. The line was still there.
- Taken out the T-Con board and gave it a clean. No difference.
- Turned the display on while the gold tabs were showing. Applied pressure to each one. No difference.
So I'm at a bit of a loss. I've found a T-Con board on ebay I could buy for pretty cheap and try that, but I don't even know if that's the problem or the panel is just busted.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm a complete amateur and my expertise consists of Google search I'm afraid.