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The sound only works when the screen is in a certain position

  • Brad Brown May 11, 2010

    That is weird. THe only thing that could be doing that is the cable to the lcd from the motherboard or loose hinges. What position does it have to be in to work

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Hi:
The Dell 700 series laptops have a common fail on the sound, because of a some what fragile ribbon cable that feeds the speakers that are mounted just below the LCD display. Your sould still works, just the ribbon cable is cracked, from opening and closing the lid.

You can find the part on ebay for less than $20, but it does require a bit of disassembly to get it swapped out.

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