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July 29th, 2020 04:00

G5 15 5590 LCD backlight

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Hello.

I was currently upgrading the LCD on my dell G5 5590 (i7 8750h/RTX 2060) to a 144Hz panel. So I got the panel and the 40pin cable,

And the stupid me forgot to disconnect the battery and now the backlight is gone. 

Tested the cable for shorts, non found.

Put back the original screen with original cable and same thing, no backlight but LCD still working (can see the desktop when applying light source to the screen in dark room)

So can someone please point me to the backlight fuse/mosfet on this board, I really can't afford a new laptop.

Thank you 

Bill

 

7 Posts

July 30th, 2020 08:00

it ended up being the fuse 

not a transistor (only 2 connectors)

not a capacitor (mounted in series after the 3 Mosfets)

all 3 mosfets powering the LCD were producing the same 15.2V

 

bridge it with just a soldering bulb and plugged back the battery (nothing caught on fire ), now there was 15.2v at the back-light pins on the eDP connector,

turned the laptop on and voila, nice bright 144Hz IPS 

lesson learned  , always unplug the battery before replacing the $#%@#$%@ screen,

 

hope this helps

dell G5 backlight fuse.PNG

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July 29th, 2020 06:00

Start by checking the output voltages at the connector - then trace the wires back to the devices on the board.

 

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July 29th, 2020 07:00

I'll give it a try later,

just don't want to make things worst lol

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July 29th, 2020 18:00

That  looks more like a transistor (or diode).

The black multi-legged devices to the right are MOSFETs.

 

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July 29th, 2020 18:00

could it be this??dell G5 backlight fuse.PNG

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July 29th, 2020 20:00

here is what i found so far using continuity test, i think loldell G5 backlight fuse trace.PNG

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July 30th, 2020 03:00

The next challenge (beyond the actual hot air soldering) will be finding those parts.  Unless you live in Southern China, you'll likely find the only way to source them is to find someone selling the same board cheaply, which failed from some other cause and harvesting the chips from that board. 

 

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July 30th, 2020 04:00

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Just want to add the the white component is showing open circuit both ways 

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July 30th, 2020 06:00

Given that the chip is connected through those capacitors (EE7 chips) to the large black chip that appears to be a MOSFET on top -- it's possible that's the faulty part. I can't read the number on it, but that may be the place to start - unless you can find a schematic somewhere (I couldn't), it's all trial and error.  

 

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July 30th, 2020 08:00

Good work, though that fuse needs to be replaced.  If you've just bridged it with a wire, you've made some other part of the board the weak link for the next surge that comes along.

 

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July 30th, 2020 10:00

For sure, just a temporary solution until I get the part,

Since LCD panels are pretty standard in terms of power consumption (same panels fits different models manufacturers),

I'll look for a broken one and salvage the fuse.

Thanks for support

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July 13th, 2021 08:00

Thanks man .. you saved my g5

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