Replace Dell Inspiron 1545 CCFL screen with LED
I recently had to replace a screen on my daughter’s Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop. It started to lose pixels several months ago and it was getting worse. It finally got to the point where it was hard to work with. The problem was that the laptop is approximately 3 years old but is still a nice computer. Other than replacing the fan on it about a year ago, it has been a good computer. I decided that I did not want to invest more than $100 – $120 on fixing this PC.
I placed an order for an Dell LCD Screen
I began searching for a replacement CCFL screen for the Dell 1545 and to my surprise found out that a replacement screen was going to run me in excess of $200 and in some cases more! What? Really? Who’s going to pay that? I barely paid $350 for the laptop! Now what do I do? Here is the screen I purchased Brand New 15.6 WXGA Glossy Laptop LED Screen For Dell Inspiron 1545HD – For LED Model Only
I started researching whether I could replace a CCFL screen with the LED model that I just bought. There really wasn’t a lot of information out there or at least it wasn’t very clear, especially for folks who are not familiar with computers. I found a cable, also on Amazon. It was the Dell Inspiron 1545 Video LCD LED FLEX Cable R267J 0R267J 50.4AQ08.101. I bought it for $5.34. Definitely worth 5 bucks to see if this project will work or not. Worse case scenario, I’m out $5.34 or $57.96 if I can’t return the screen. One thing to note here, you must remove the keyboard to replace this cable.
Long story short…..too late for that, the project was a success. The cable worked with the new screen and the laptop booted up fine. My daughter was so happy and so was I. She had her laptop back and I have a few extra dollars left in the bank account. So, for a total investment of $57.96, we were able to extend the life of this laptop.
The point is to be very careful if you find yourself having to replace a CCFL screen. They are way too expensive. Try what I did, it just might save you a whole lot of $$$. If you need instructions on how to remove an LCD screen from your laptop, there are plenty of good Youtube videos on the subject. Here is a link to one of them. Good luck!
Hi,
Please could guide me on how to make the changes. The cable I see around is not the one you have bought and I need to know how you have used yours. I have bought the same cable.
Thanks
Olopade, I will help you as best as I can. A few questions first.
Do you have a Dell 1545 laptop? If so, does it have a CCFL or an LED screen? The cable below is for an LED screen. Some models of the Dell 1545 were sold with LED screens.
Did you buy the cable from the following link? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BHWA4O/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1
Send me your email address by filling out the Contact US form. I will then send you an email so that you can send me some pictures. I should be able to walk you through this.
I added a picture of the cable and the LED screen and how I connected them together. I hope that helps. If not, please let me know and I will try to help.
Great job Geo, I wonder why you have to find the solution by yourself, where are the the people with knowledge about this???………Well done Geo
I’m glad I was able to help Miguel.
Fantastic, I was repairing a laptop for an aunt.
Being the good Samaritan ordered the screen based on a youtube video. which only mentioned at the very end that there were two types of screen (why do people do this).
Luckily, I found your post and it saved the day!
Ryan, really glad I was able to help and to hear your aunt has her laptop in working order once again. Thanks for your comments.
Hi ! First, I would like to Thank you for this Post ! Second, could you tell me if this R267J cable will work with every motherboards in inspiron 1545?
My CCFL screen has crashed and I bought LED Screen which is quite different ( now I know this… ) Third, I’m wonder what have you done with LCD Inverter ( http://gutoconde.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1545-inverter.jpg ) Has this part became unuseful ?
Sebastian, thank you for commenting. Yes, I would think that the cable R267 cable would connect to your 1545 motherboard. The inverter is no longer needed with the LCD screen. Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions.
Thank you so much for help. I ordered R267 cable yesterday. I will let you know how it goes 🙂
I am wanting to replace my CCFL display in my laptop and I want to convert to an LED like you did. I am looking at what cable to replace mine with, and there are different ones. For example, you replaced it with a Dell Inspiron 1545 Video LCD LED FLEX Cable R267J 0R267J 50.4AQ08.101. But my part number in my laptop now has P/N 50.4Q03.301. I have searched online and have seen that there is a 50.4AQ08.001-A01, 50.4AQ08.101-A01 and 50.4AQ08.301-A01 Which one do I replace my ‘03.301’ with? I am guessing the Q08 means LED and Q03 means LCD… Read more »
Chris, that should work as that is the same cable I purchased. Below is a link to the cable I purchased on Amazon. Enjoy your new screen, let me know if you have any other questions and thanks for commenting.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BHWA4O/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1.
Hello again ! Finally Ive got R267 cable ( I Live in Poland so it took awhile). I plugged everything correctly but screen is not turning on. I know is hard to tell but do you have any advice? Thank you
Is that cable just the cable that comes with the higher end screens for the same motherboard?
or are the motherboards different and that cable is the adapter?
Tim, that is a very good question. It seems to me that this cable is specific to the Dell Inspiron 1545 which to me suggests that it is specific to the motherboard but I could be wrong. The picture on this blog post is the exact cable. You can still find them. They are really cheap. Good luck and let me know if you need further assistance.
Is the quality of the new LED screen better than the ccfl screen?
Homer, thanks for your question. For me, the LED screen was a little better but it wasn’t a huge improvement. But it was a little better (brighter).
Do you know if your daughter’s notebook works yet ?
Yes. The laptop worked fine for many years after the replacement of the screen. The laptop is still around but it is old and she upgraded to a new one now. Thanks for posting!