Gertrudes said:Hi Seamas,
If you tell me how to look for the cable, as in, under which name or part number it is designated, I can look for it on ebay and order it myself. My partner will then replace it.
Thank you for your offer to help though, it is much appreciated :)
Gertrudes, your laptop is on its way, I sent you a PM with the details. I wiped the hard drive and installed a copy of windows xp on it, but it is empty otherwise. If you search ebay for "Dell Inspiron 8600 LCD cable" you should find it easily enough. They are available on US Ebay for under 10 USD with shipping. It should look like this: _http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Inspiron-8500-8600-15-4-LCD-Video-Cable-2C415-Flex-/330401297422?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ced73b40e
SolarMother, if you need help with your laptop, please post your questions in this thread.
Good luck to both of you!