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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    wow, would love to know what the specifics of that panel are that make it so finicky
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Jan 3, 2016 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    Update 3: After chatting with the guy at laptopscreen.com he recommended reseating the LCD 30pin connector, reseating the RAM and disconnecting...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 22, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    UPDATE 2: I spoke too soon. It worked for maybe 5 times, then it started doing the same thing again. It hangs about 2-3 seconds after I press the...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 22, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    Unbelieveably I had it working, for about 5 minutes. It booted correctly once (see pic). It was gorgeous. I restarted and it didn't work again. My...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    New panel has 30pins and fits the same connector as the old one. Direct swap. New panel is this:...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    Ok . OK. I ordered mine from laptopscreen. I'll post a PIC of the part numbers when I get home. All 30pin
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    [ATTACH] I like your reasoning. Our cables appear to be identical although there is a slightly different number next to the 2D barcode if you...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 21, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    unfortunately the screen stays blank upon switching the panel from 1366x768 to 1080p panel (30pin connector). My cable is the same as the one in...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 20, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    direct panel swap - without a replacement cable?. I've ordered the panel :) thanks again for your help
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 18, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    unfortunately I'm in the UK so Ebay is my friend :/ I purchased my [refurb] M4800 about a month ago. I have had the screen apart so I know it has...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 17, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    Thanks so much - now I'm excited again. The 768 panel is so awful-- viewing angles and smearing on scrolling and colours.
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 14, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision
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    M4800 Owner's Thread

    Hi there, I was wondering if you've done this upgrade, I've heard from another user that the mainboard is actually different. He bought the bits,...
    Post by: tonylemesmer, Dec 10, 2015 in forum: Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision