Broken LCD on Inspiron B130 laptop -- will p/n W0763 work?

Pickngrin · 12-25-2006, 08:05 AM

I booted up my Inspiron B130 this morning, only to be shocked to find what looks like a hairline crack starting at the top of the screen and reaching about 1/3 of the way down. There is an inverted black triangle around the top of the crack. This damage wasn't there last night when I shut down, and I have no children or pets....
Anyhow, I'm thinking that I need to replace the LCD or sell the laptop. I see a good price on a 15.4" WXGA LCD with part number W0763. Apparently this is a replacement for the Inspiron 8500, 8600, and Latitude D800.
Will it work for my Inspiron B130 (which also has a 15.4" LCD)? I can't find any cross-reference between these two online.

Thanks!

**speedster123** · 12-25-2006, 12:30 PM

Did you check Ebay?

**PanamaGal** · 12-25-2006, 03:16 PM

Is your Inspiron out of warranty? If it is, it's probably not worth replacing the LCD screen, unless you can get a real sweet deal on one, because they are a bit expensive. New ones are easily over $200.

Pickngrin · 12-26-2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PanamaGal

Is your Inspiron out of warranty? If it is, it's probably not worth replacing the LCD screen, unless you can get a real sweet deal on one, because they are a bit expensive. New ones are easily over $200.

Yes, I checked ebay, and yes, the laptop is out of warranty. I asked about the compatibility with the W0763 because I found a good deal on it. But it isn't a good deal to me if it won't work with my laptop.

Anyone?

**kodi** · 12-26-2006, 03:07 PM

I have all the dell workshop manuals but still could not determine if it will fit.
If you can get a good deal on it get it and if it doesn't work resell it on Ebay, you might even make a profit on it

Pickngrin · 12-27-2006, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kodi

I have all the dell workshop manuals but still could not determine if it will fit.
If you can get a good deal on it get it and if it doesn't work resell it on Ebay, you might even make a profit on it

Ah, interesting. I'm wondering, though, if it does indeed physically fit, would the cable/connections be standard for Dell? I've never done repair/replacement work on a laptop before, but I'd be willing to do the standard LCD replacement -- I'm just not sure if it will be a convoluted process with this specific piece.

Pickngrin · 12-27-2006, 08:44 AM

Update: a rep at ScreenTek.com confirmed that this LCD is compatible with the B130.

12-25-2006, 08:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pickngrin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 58 OS: Win XP Home	Broken LCD on Inspiron B130 laptop -- will p/n W0763 work? I booted up my Inspiron B130 this morning, only to be shocked to find what looks like a hairline crack starting at the top of the screen and reaching about 1/3 of the way down. There is an inverted black triangle around the top of the crack. This damage wasn't there last night when I shut down, and I have no children or pets.... Anyhow, I'm thinking that I need to replace the LCD or sell the laptop. I see a good price on a 15.4" WXGA LCD with part number W0763. Apparently this is a replacement for the Inspiron 8500, 8600, and Latitude D800. Will it work for my Inspiron B130 (which also has a 15.4" LCD)? I can't find any cross-reference between these two online. Thanks!

12-25-2006, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 4,740 OS: xp pro SP3 My System	Did you check Ebay? __________________

12-25-2006, 03:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	Is your Inspiron out of warranty? If it is, it's probably not worth replacing the LCD screen, unless you can get a real sweet deal on one, because they are a bit expensive. New ones are easily over $200. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

12-26-2006, 03:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,153 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit, Xp Pro, Windows 7-RC 64 & 32 Bit My System	I have all the dell workshop manuals but still could not determine if it will fit. If you can get a good deal on it get it and if it doesn't work resell it on Ebay, you might even make a profit on it __________________ Brian

12-27-2006, 08:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pickngrin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 58 OS: Win XP Home	Update: a rep at ScreenTek.com confirmed that this LCD is compatible with the B130.