I have no idea how much you should add for the warranty upgrade after it expired. Oh yea, do they allow us to extend the warranty as Dell Inspiron 1420 has stop produced by Dell?

I wonder how much does it take for Dell to fix the fan of my laptop.I'd probably need to change the fan when I get back home to Malaysia.Currently I'm using a zalman cooler to cool my laptop for now.

And btw do Dell still sell inspiron 1420 batteries??Thought of getting an extra battery.

This post has been edited by Nemesis181188: Apr 20 2010, 10:51 PM

@Nemesis181188

I have added you into our "List of Glory" and welcome to our Dell Inspiron 1420 user thread.

Maybe you can try to e-mail them 1st and ask about this matter. Currently, I'm using ZM NC2000. This notebook cooler served me so well. Oh yea, where are you at present?

Wow thanks hahaha.I am honored. Proud user of Inspiron 1420 =D

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Added on April 20, 2010, 11:18 pmI'm currently in the UK.So it will most probably be more expensive to get it fix here.I'm using the same cooler as yours =) Been serving me very well too.

This post has been edited by Nemesis181188: Apr 20 2010, 11:18 PM

Yea, definitely. The electronic stuffs here are darn exp.

Yeah the bloody VAT is really killing me.Can't buy gadgets here like I do in Lowyat plaza hahaha.

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Added on April 29, 2010, 9:34 pmAnyone knows roughly how much Dell charges to fix my inspiron's fan? I would like to roughly know much then I could get it fix once I'm back home.I still love my inspiron really much =(

This post has been edited by Nemesis181188: Apr 29 2010, 09:34 PM

Guys...can help me?
where can i find windows 7 driver for dell 1420? been google around but seems that i cannot find any driver for 1420..
and btw put me in the list of 1420 owner please

wan7045, i think vista's driver should be able to work.. maybe some might not..

Sorry for the late reply. I believe that Windows Vista drivers should be compatible with Windows 7. Don't worry. Thus, you just have to go to dell's support website and download the Vista drivers for your Dell Inspiron 1420. All the best!

Mine is the older 1420 version. My graphic card is 8400M GS. do you guys with this newer model have better graphic card?

I am planning to get a 21.5/23 inch external monitor to connect with my 1420 for extended screen (dual screen). the monitor that i'm eyeing has a max resolution of 1920x1080.

i wonder if this will work out for me or not.

my current configuration is c2d 1.67, 2gbram, 8400m gs 256mb gfx, win 7 pro.

pls help D;

Nope. Dell Inspiron 1420 has stopped its production and the latest GPU is NVidea GeForce 8400M GS.

As for the dual screen monitor, I have no idea whether it will work or not?

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: May 23 2010, 10:20 PM

hi guys,i've a problem with inspiron 1420..The screen has been flickering for quite sometime now and it's already been changed twice..any leads that can show that some certain batch of the 1420 have this particular problem because I'm demanding Dell to replace it for free replacement as it's ridiculous to have a screen changed twice and still spoils..

any input from you guys would definately help,thanks alot.=)

Any chance of GPU failure?

well i've did some research about the GPU failure issue but I don't have any GPU upgrades,so that minus off the possibility.It's just that it's mind bogging to have a replacement of screen every now and then,2 times within warranty period and now the 3rd time and they say it's non related to them.I think I should really go for consumer tribunal already..

Oh yea, forget to ask you whether yours come with NVidia GeForce 8400M GS or the Intel integrated GPU?

My remote control won't work. Any idea whats wrong? Other than battery. I check the battery. Still working.

It's the Intel GPU,so I guess the flickering screen doesn't account to the fail mainboard issue.

Maybe you can just change the old batteries to the new ones.

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Added on June 30, 2010, 11:58 pmMaybe you can try to hook up to an external monitor and see whether it will still flicker or not?

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Jun 30 2010, 11:58 PM

Nope,tried it before.Even emailed Dell to complain and seek for free replacement but to no avail they refuse.Now i'm writing up to lodge a report at consumer tribunal hopefully they'll do something to help me to get a free replacement.3 flickering screens in 1.5 years!