[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 at 20:43, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > I know the main focus of the list. No, you don't, because then you say: > The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough > to be a semi-antique. And it isn't. > I don't know another list where people might know > why the display flashes once and then goes black. Then you should go join more communities and not complain about this one -- or upset it. > If you shine a very bright light at the display, you can dimly see what > it's trying to show. So the display works, but the backlight doesn't. So you have identified the problem and did not say so? > It's my brother's only computer. He's destitute and lives in a room > slightly bigger than a postage stamp. Sorry to hear that. > He can't afford a new laptop, and > he is picky about where the USB connectors are. He doesn't get to be picky if he's that poor. That's how life is. > (His hobby is complaining that most stuff other people would say is > good enough isn't perfect.) That is a privilege that comes with being able to afford better. TBH, ISTM that you actively want to annoy people here. It's working on me, I can tell you that. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
Replace all the caps. Then it will work! -andy > On Apr 7, 2024, at 3:43 PM, Van Snyder via cctalk > wrote: > > I know the main focus of the list. The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough > to be a semi-antique. I don't know another list where people might know > why the display flashes once and then goes black. >
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
The point being that there are nigh endless forums for PC tech support but there's only one ClassicCmp mailing list. On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > >
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
On Sun, 2024-04-07 at 13:57 +0100, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 00:47, Van Snyder via cctalk< > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Both extremely helpful. Thanks. > > This is mainly a list for pre-PC era kit. Windows PCs and 64-bit > x86kit are offtopic here, and most members, I suspect, regard them > asdisposable office equipment with no more personality than a > stapler. I know the main focus of the list. The Vostro 1700 is almost old enough to be a semi-antique. I don't know another list where people might know why the display flashes once and then goes black. > The Vostro 1700 looks to be a 2007 era 17" C2D laptop. > Not much info to go on in your message. You say it boots; how do > youknow? If you shine a very bright light at the display, you can dimly see what it's trying to show. So the display works, but the backlight doesn't. I saw a note that if the display flashes, however briefly, the problem is almost certainly the inverter, not the backlight. So I've ordered a new one -- $10.99, including tax and shipping. > What OS? Latest firmware? Can you SSH to it when the OS comesup? Can > it successfully drive an external screen? Have you opened itup and > checked its CPU and GPU fans are clean, unobstructed, spin andit's > not overheating? Windoze 10 with all the updates. I installed a Ubuntu-something drive and I can ssh to it. It's not overheating. It's my brother's only computer. He's destitute and lives in a room slightly bigger than a postage stamp. He can't afford a new laptop, and he is picky about where the USB connectors are. (His hobby is complaining that most stuff other people would say is good enough isn't perfect.)
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 00:47, Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > > Both extremely helpful. Thanks. This is mainly a list for pre-PC era kit. Windows PCs and 64-bit x86 kit are offtopic here, and most members, I suspect, regard them as disposable office equipment with no more personality than a stapler. The Vostro 1700 looks to be a 2007 era 17" C2D laptop. Not much info to go on in your message. You say it boots; how do you know? What OS? Latest firmware? Can you SSH to it when the OS comes up? Can it successfully drive an external screen? Have you opened it up and checked its CPU and GPU fans are clean, unobstructed, spin and it's not overheating? -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
I did run a hackintosh on one very long ago. IIRC it was a core I 2 not very bright bulb. That's not on topic either, but worth knowing. thanks Jim On 4/5/24 19:41, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I find them to be painfully slow Actually I think it got a lot better once I installed debian in it. Sorry you're having issues. B On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 7:47 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 22:25 +, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: I have a Dell Vostro. Sellam responded: Um... ...Yeah. Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
I find them to be painfully slow Actually I think it got a lot better once I installed debian in it. Sorry you're having issues. B On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 7:47 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 22:25 +, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk > > wrote: > > > > > I have a Dell Vostro. > > > > Sellam responded: > > > > > Um... > > > > ...Yeah. > > Both extremely helpful. Thanks. >
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 22:25 +, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk > wrote: > > > I have a Dell Vostro. > > Sellam responded: > > > Um... > > ...Yeah. Both extremely helpful. Thanks.
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
That's not quite on topic here but I used to own one. Just close the lid and walk away slowly. On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 6:25 PM Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote: > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk > wrote: > > > I have a Dell Vostro. > > Sellam responded: > > >Um... > > ...Yeah. >
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > I have a Dell Vostro. Sellam responded: >Um... ...Yeah.
[cctalk] Re: Problem with Dell Vostro 1700
Um... On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM Van Snyder via cctalk wrote: > I have a Dell Vostro. > > When I boot, the screen briefly flashes and then remains dark. > > I have another one on which the screen would stay lit for a minute or > two, then go black. If I closed the lid and opened it, it would stay > lit for a few more minutes, then go black again. I corrected that by > replacing the backlight power supply. > > In this one, is the problem more likely a defective power supply for > the backlight, or a defective backlight, or something else? > > > Thanks, > Van Snyder > >
