The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 5-7 years was normal with low end CCFL panels. With LED, those failures are less common, even on cheaper displays. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to reach “half-life” where it works at a reduced brightness. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
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The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 5-7 years was normal with low end CCFL panels. With LED, those failures are less common, even on cheaper displays. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to reach “half-life” where it works at a reduced brightness. ***This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the D series - all E series machines are LED (inverter or motherboard driven).***
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. ***LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.***
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. ***Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.*** However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier/cheaper to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade rather then “forcing” it to work by opening a large portion of the PC, and replacing a cable. iDP versions are usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440. I’ve used it to my advantage on a cracked LCD 4310M 8690M E6440 with the 1080p IPS panel to get a 768p TN iDP in quickly, even if it’s a disgusting downgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 5-7 years was normal with low end CCFL panels. With LED, those failures are less common, even on cheaper displays. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to reach “half-life” where it works at a reduced brightness. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier/cheaper to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade rather then “forcing” it to work by gutting a large portion of the PC. iDP versions are usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440. I’ve used it to my advantage on a cracked LCD 4310M 8690M E6440 with the 1080p IPS panel to get a 768p TN iDP in quickly, even if it’s a disgusting downgrade.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier/cheaper to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade rather then “forcing” it to work by opening a large portion of the PC, and replacing a cable. iDP versions are usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440. I’ve used it to my advantage on a cracked LCD 4310M 8690M E6440 with the 1080p IPS panel to get a 768p TN iDP in quickly, even if it’s a disgusting downgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 5-7 years was normal with low end CCFL panels. With LED, those failures are less common, even on cheaper displays. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to reach “half-life” where it works at a reduced brightness. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier/cheaper to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade rather then “forcing” it to work by gutting a large portion of the PC. iDP versions are usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440. I’ve used it to my advantage on a cracked LCD 4310M 8690M E6440 with the 1080p IPS panel to get a 768p TN iDP in quickly, even if it’s a disgusting downgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
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The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 5-7 years was normal with low end CCFL panels. With LED, those failures are less common, even on cheaper displays. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to reach “half-life” where it works at a reduced brightness. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (100,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000+ common) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (100,000 hours average) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000+ common) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early Intel IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000+ common) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (orthe manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. '''Unlike transition machines like the E6440 where the early IGP usually uses LVDS (iDP for Radeon) and then iDP on all late production boards, this is a 100% LVDS series.''' However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000+ common) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade. iDP is usually an easy enough upgrade since a lot of the time, they share one cable between all 2-3 panel options like the iDP E6440 and E7440.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop. '''LED panels fail differently - they run X amount of hours at full brightness (50,000+ common) and then reduce to 80% for the rest of their life. The E6430 is old enough I would suspect there’s more than a handful at that 80% reduced brightness halfway point.'''
If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly. With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that, or the seller is quick to mention it. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly.
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With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible, or a cable and screen is purchased if you don't change the entire assembly. With LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure, but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
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The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. When it happens the first step is to try a new panel, but if that doesn’t fix it then it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. '''This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.'''
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display, but if I had to put money on it it’s 768p if you don’t specifically know it’s got the 900p panel - people know if you special order like that. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure, but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one for a display upgrade.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
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The E6430 uses an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you have a complete backlight failure, but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age and it’s not the board. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match the resolution of the current panel or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel, should the panel have problems and it’s dim enough it can’t be treated as a live with it problem.
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If you’re that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T/KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494/P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later machines where the LVDS or iDP issue became an issue on some machines (or the manufacturer picked one and stuck to it), this is a 100% LVDS series. However, that *does* limit you to the original display unless the cable is compatible or a cable and screen is purchased - which is why you can’t upgrade the panel as easily on the 6X30 series. With these LVDS systems, it’s generally easier (and cheaper) to find a good assembly that doesn’t require you to gut the old one.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel, should the panel have problems and it’s dim enough it can’t be treated as a live with it problem.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match the resolution of the current panel or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel, should the panel have problems and it’s dim enough it can’t be treated as a live with it problem.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel, should the panel have problems and it’s dim enough it can’t be treated as a live with it problem.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an 1366x768 HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an 1600x900 HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH). Since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6410.
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The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6400.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
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The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. The last CCFL laptops Dell released within the E64XX series is the E6410.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
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The E6430 is using an LED panel - not a CCFL panel. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CCFL displays where death within 7-8 years was normal with low end junk displays, the LED displays rarely fail - even on cheap ones. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole but it can also be the display. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens and have to keep it cranked to the max all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap failure prone AUO part to save pennies.
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens after 9 years and have it work but at the potential expense of having to max out the brightness all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap AUO or Chi-Mei CCFL display that saved Dell 5 cents per laptop.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens and have to keep it cranked to the max all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap failure prone AUO part to save pennies.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p) or an HD+ panel (900p) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
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If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p; 18N2T or KJ262) or an HD+ panel (900p; GJ494 or P7FFH) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue. It sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age, since this machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part.
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The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue if you lose the backlight as a whole. Since yours works, it sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age. This machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
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If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part. I’d much rather lose a few lumens and have to keep it cranked to the max all the time over losing the panel because it came with a cheap failure prone AUO part to save pennies.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p) or an HD+ panel (900p) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue. It sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age, since this machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
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The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue. It sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age, since this machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440. If this was a CCFL laptop, it probably would have been flat out dead if it wasn’t using a Samsung or LG part.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p) or an HD+ panel (900p) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.
The E6430 is an LED machine - not a CFL based system. The LED strips do fail, but unlike the CFL displays where death within 7-8 years for the junk panels was normal, the LEDs rarely fail. More often then not, it’s a board driver issue. It sounds like the LED strip is beginning to wear out from age, since this machine is from 2012-2013 before it was replaced by the E6440.
If you’re really that concerned, buy a new display and see if it helps anything. These either use an HD panel (768p) or an HD+ panel (900p) so since you didn’t mention which one you have we can’t help you find the display. Unlike later iDP machines where it became less of an issue on non-touch devices until you want to put a 2K/3K/4K display in a FHD laptop, you need to match it to the display you have or buy the cable and screen or a used assembly if you want to dump the 768p screen and go to the 900p if you bought this with the base panel.