Inspiron 8600

Blackwind

Gawd
Joined
Sep 26, 2001
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So I'm going through my closet and find an 8600 I haven't used in forever. I believe the LCD screen went out on it and wonder if its even worth fixing. What do ya'll think?

Info on the original setup below....


ASSY,CBL,15.4,LIKA
1 7T774 LCD,WSXGA+,NO-SPWG,15.4,SMSNG
1 P3490 ASSY,BASE,BTM,10/100,D480,8600
1 1M745 KYBD,87,US,ENG,D-PTG,D-FMLY,R2
1 70TVD ASSY,CBL,S-VIDEO,WEST
1 F2951 KIT,CORD,FLAT,3F,D3W/3P,P65,US
1 1U327 PIPE,HT,LIKA
1 7R414 PRC,848215,1.4GHZ,1MB,UPGA
1 2T219 KIT,APR,D/PORT,DAO,QTA
2 6G648 DIMM,256,333,32X64,8K,200
1 2P692 BTRY, MDS,11.1V,9C,LITH,SANYO
1 9T215 ASSY,ADPT,AC,90W19.5V,LTON,WW
1 M4599 ASSY,CDRW/DVD,SFX,HLDS,DMOD,3
1 F3009 CRD,GRPHC,NVIDIA,32M,NV34,8600
1 1R159 ASSY,FD,1.44M,F3,USB,SONY,DMOD
1 J2711 ASSY,CBL,USB,FDD,P65,DMOD
1 J1894 KIT,SW,WP-PRDCT-STE11,ENG
1 N2999 KIT,SW,MNY-2K4,STD,OEM,ENG
1 P2643 KIT,SW,MSENC-2K4,OEM,ENG
1 R2527 KIT,SW,OVPK,WXPPSP1A,CDWD,ENG
1 M4838 KIT,SW,OEM,TBTX,2K3
1 U2027 CRD,WRLES,CAP,INTEL2100,NA
1 M4841 KIT,DOC/DSK,SW,CYB,4.14H
1 8267R CON,HDR,2X22,F,2,S,G,35K,TH,CS
1 P2364 HD,60GB,9.5MM,5.4K,FJTSU,Z40
1 3X705 KIT,CVR,PT-STIK,BLUE,D-FMLY
0 U2439 SRV,SW,MNY-2K4,STD,OEM,ENG
1 6800D SHP MTL,BAG,20X14,ESD
1 W2138 LBL,REG,8600,APCC
1 2J025 SHP MTL,BOX,NBK,MDS
1 2Y011 PLCMT,GETS,I8500/8600,WEULANG
0 3W445 INFO, NOTEBOOK ORDER
1 T0485 SHP MTL,FOAM,PORT,LCD-PAD,L/K
0 U1082 SRV,SW,ISP,OOBE,CTZN3
0 01322 INFO,FLYER,DHS,INSPIRON
1 3X761 KIT,SCR,SCTY,PORT,WW
1 5064R TSH,LGL,COND
2 6Y234 SHP MTL,EDCP,NBK,LIKA,MDS
1 R2886 GDE,OWNR,8600,INSP,CD,ENG
0 U2180 SRV,SW,ISP,AOL9.0
0 K1528 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,REM-MSN-ICON
0 H2300 SRV,SW,DMM,INSP
0 G3720 SRV,SW,CYB,4.0.14,DVDSENTRY
0 H2308 SRV,SW,CYB,4.0.14H
0 T2494 SRV,SW,MSENC-2K4,OEM,ENG
0 W3637 SRV,SW,DEFAULT-PORTAL
0 D3555 SRV,SW,MUS-MATCH8.1,BSC,REV
1 Y2455 KIT,CDSK,AOL9.0,BUDROM,ENG,DAO
0 5R636 INFO,MUS-MATCH,BSC
0 U0645 SRV,SW,BB-ICON,CSMR
0 N2577 SRV,SW,SONIC,RN6.5,INSP
1 G4288 KIT,CDSK,INSTL,SONIC,RN6.5,INS
0 0U398 INFO,SW,ISP,AOL,DHS
1 G3714 KIT,CDSK,DRVR,E/CD,INSP
1 D0456 KIT,STND,D-NBK,DAO/BCC
1 4Y428 SHP MTL,FILLER,CASE,AIO,D-FMLY
1 3Y945 SHP MTL,FILLER,AIO,KYBD,D-FMLY
1 W0960 SHP MTL,FILLER,KYBD,AIO,ACC
1 2Y899 SHP MTL,BOX,ACC,MODULES
1 T0120 SHP MTL,BOX,NBK,AIO,MS
1 Y0506 SHP MTL,FILLER,SDE,LG,AIO,ACC
1 1Y512 SHP MTL,FILLER,APR,AIO,D-FMLY
0 6Y661 SRV,SW,SFTCON,DHS,HSCON
0 1W787 SRV,DLG,MDC,D480,INSP
2 4W401 CVR,SCR,PLSTC,NBK,LIKA
6 6W052 CVR,SCR,BMPR,RBR,NBK,LIKA
6 4911U SCR,2.5X6,KSH,MSCR,CPS
0 Y0177 SRV,DRVR,MDC,D480,INSP
0 0U228 SRV,OS,WXP,QFEX,CLEARTYPE FONT
0 2T917 SRV,HTML,MDC,D480,INSP
1 2U158 ASSY,CVR,BK,LCD,15.4,8500
2 303ED SCR,M2.5X12,PHH,TF,BCS
9 4270E SCR,M2X3,KSH,MS,BLO
1 9T971 ASSY,BZL,LCD,15.4,8500
0 J0519 SRV,DIAG,MDC,D480,INSP,D-FMLY
0 K1545 SRV,APPL,MDC,D480,INSP
2 W0990 SCR,M2.5X4.5X1.5,SHLDR,SLVR
0 2X362 SRV,SW,PCH1.3,WXP,SP1,INSP
0 6W655 SRV,SW,XP,ON-LINE ANLYSS
0 D1727 SRV,OS,MS,WXP,CONVERT-UTILITY
0 G0991 SRV,OS,WXP,W2K,DRIVE-INDEX
0 P1016 SRV,OS,WXP,W2K,Q811789
0 R2810 SRV,SW,WXP,REM,MS,JAVA
0 0X525 SRV,OS,WXPPSP1,128,ENG
0 0Y701 SRV,SW,WXP-W2K,DMA-ENABLE-XLOB
0 2P958 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q813862
0 3D588 SRV,OS,WXP,W2K,Q331953
0 3X384 SRV,SW,WXP,SP1,128,INTEGRATION
0 3X386 SRV,SW,WXP,SP1,BRAND,CUST,DELL
1 932RY LBL,COA,WXPP,32B,POD
0 C1345 SRV,OS,WXP,W2K,REM-NTFS-DELAY
0 M2357 SRV,SW,DSC,RECY,INSP
0 N0071 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q329909
0 N1150 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,WXP,Q816982
0 W3619 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q817611
0 7X779 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,W2KSP4,Q823559
0 7X781 SRV,SW,WXP,HYTHG,Q817027
0 7X784 SRV,SW,WXPSP1,Q814078
0 R0920 SRV,OS,DIRECT-X INSTALLER
0 X4087 SRV,SW,WXPSP1,W2K,Q823182
0 0F773 INFO,DX@V,81000
0 1T855 SRV,SW,WXP,3RD-TIME-FIX
0 3H634 SRV,SW,DSC,INSP
0 1X508 SRV,SW,WXPP,SP1,SBSI
0 7X780 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q817472
0 8E421 SRV,SW,WXPSP1,Q825119
0 8T488 SRV,SW,WXP,XLOB,W/PAPER,WW
0 9U404 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,WXP,Q816486
0 D3728 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q329112
0 G0748 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q327979
0 G1816 SRV,SW,MS,W2K,XP,SUN-JAVA
0 J1680 SRV,OS,WINDOWS,DATE-STAMP-A02
0 J4181 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q826942
0 K1555 SRV,OS,WXP,Q329048-A02
0 P1110 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q816981
0 R0879 SRV,OS,WXP,Q330512
0 W2187 SRV,OS,WXP,NO,PAR-PORT
0 0E779 INFO,WXP
0 0F714 INFO,IE@V,60000
0 F4014 SRV,OS,WXPSP1,Q826959
0 J1481 SRV,OS,WXP,Q816979
0 T2673 SRV,OS,OCA-MARKER
0 D1814 SRV,SW,WP-PRDCT-STE11,ENG
0 F4702 SRV,SW,MCAF-SCTY,5.0,90DAY,ENG
1 00009 INFO,GNRC,PN
0 X0715 INFO,SW,ISP,AOL8,PRI-OOBE
4 4911U SCR,2.5X6,KSH,MSCR,CPS
0 C3693 SRV,SW,VID,NV34,HTML,8600
0 Y2613 SRV,SW,VID,NV34,8600
0 01314 INFO,OS COST IN BASE
1 8Y210 LBL,REG,MPCI,INTEL,2.4GHZ
0 X1915 SRV,DRVR,INTEL2100,8600,INSP
0 7Y543 SRV,HTML,INTEL,2.4GHZ,INSP
0 8T512 SRV,SW,UTIL,INSP,8500
0 P2720 INFO,DX@V,90002
0 R0879 SRV,OS,WXP,Q330512
0 X1317 SRV,SW,LOM,BCOM,INSP,8600
0 Y1264 SRV,SW,INTEL,MBL-CS,INSP,8600
0 Y1265 SRV,SW,TPAD,INSP,8600
0 Y1267 SRV,SW,EDOC,NIC,BCOM,INSP,8600
0 X1315 SRV,SW,AUD,INSP,8600
0 Y1268 SRV,SW,EDIAG,INSP,8600
0 57154 SRV,SW,FIST
0 58548 INFO,SW,UTILITY-PARTITION,10MB
0 6X868 SRV,SW,DELL,OMCI,XLT,INSP
0 X1316 SRV,SW,HELP,INSP,8600
0 X1319 SRV,SW,NBK,SYSM,SW,8600
1 F0281 LBL,INTEL,INSIDE,CENTRINO
0 Y1263 SRV,SW,QIK-SET,INSP,8600
0 Y1266 SRV,SW,LOM-DIAG,BCOM,INSP,8600
0 G0824 SRV,SW,REALP,V9,BSC
0 J0164 INFO,REALP,BSC,SURPASS
1 6337P LBL,SVC TAG/EXPRESS CODE,LATC
1 W2565 ASSY,CVR,HNG,8600
1 6X610 ASSY,CARR,HD,LBG
0 00159 INFO,1ST BOOT,HARD DRIVE
1 9P997 LBL,MSLOGO,WXP,SMALL
5 2864D SCR,M3X3,KSH,MS,BLO
1 F5121 CDSK,SW,DELL-APPS,BKUP5,INSP
 
Were you the person using it when the screen died? If it slowly got dimmer and dimmer then went black, it's probably the backlight and not worth fixing. If it just went black all of a sudden, it could be the video card. I just went through this and it was pretty painless. Picked up a used video card on fleabay for $50. I used these instructions

http://www.bay-wolf.com/8500video.htm

to swap it out. Works like a champ again.
 
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