A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick. ~$120 buys you a normal NON TOUCH FHD panel with these Dells. You're welcome, save the money and drop the touch gimmick as it's pointless except on convertibles.
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you drop the touchscreen gimmick. With these Dells, ~$120 buys you a normal NON TOUCH FHD panel. You're welcome, save the money and drop the touch gimmick as it's pointless except on convertibles.
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[https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Dell+Inspiron+14+5425+LCD+assembly&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_sop=15|Here's the link to eBay I used to locate the panel|new_window=true].
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***It's expensive due to supply and demand - few people buy the touch model (except on convertibles), so the part cost is sky high. And when you have a convertible, you run into the same cost issue because they aren't as big of a sell as a "normal" laptop.***
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[link|https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Dell+Inspiron+14+5425+LCD+assembly&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_sop=15|Here's the link to eBay I used to locate the panel|new_window=true].
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick. ~$120 buys you a normal NON TOUCH FHD panel with these Dells. You're welcome, save the money and drop the touch gimmick as it's pointless except on convertibles.
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[https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Dell+Inspiron+14+5425+LCD+assembly&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_sop=15|Here's the link to eBay I used to locate the panel|new_window=true].
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick. ~$120 buys you a normal NON TOUCH FHD panel with these Dells. You're welcome, save the money and drop the touch gimmick as it's pointless except on convertibles.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, so I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly. And they were already condemned to being junk, so I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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***Since they were already condemned to the junk bin, so I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
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You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly. And they were already condemned to being junk, so I didn't lose by trying to build a frankenstein.***
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A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly. And they were already condemned to being junk, so I didn't lose by trying to build a Frankenstein given the bad board one had missing keys (no, this one DID NOT have the modular keyboard) and a good LCD, so the expensive part was intact. The other one had a bad LCD and intact motherboard, so the part on the bad board unit could save the good board/cracked LCD machine.***
You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly. And they were already condemned to being junk, so I didn't lose by trying to build a frankenstein.***
You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and bad LCD) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
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A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and a cracked LCD with a dead array) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.
A lot of the time when it all checks out, it's the LED array in the panel. I ran into it on two "junk" EliteBooks (one with LD and a good LCD, one with a known good board and bad LCD) and swapped the LCDs between the units to fix it. ***That said, my situation was unique in that I was holding a known good panel on a laptop with a motherboard with fatal damage from coffee due to trace damage and part of the PCB being eaten up but it worked well enough to tell quickly.***
You can swap the touch and non-touch Dell LCD assemblies around at will 95% of the time. There are some edge cases where the boards create a potential issue. The VAST MAJORITY of the time, Dell integrates it into the iDP cable and uses the same motherboard on both laptop versions. The exception is the 2-in-1 laptops because of the unique hinge and chassis changes they need :-(. As long as it isn't a convertible, it can usually be interchanged if you decide to drop the touchscreen gimmick.