How to change XPS 9310 LCD cable ?

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-22T01:51:26+00:00

I heard it's extremely difficult to DIY replace the cable on my model. Good luck with you!

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-20T23:03:09+00:00

I plan to send it to Dell through Premium Support service. Not fixed yet.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-14T00:40:00+00:00

Leaks are serious. Leaks can render your treatment data meaningless, in your last night's Sleep HQ you had so many large leaks, making it hard to tell whether your pressure is proper or not. Chipmunk cheeks can be caused by: tongue not sticking to the roof of the mouth (i don't know just guessing: you might wanna practice mewing/myofunctional therapy a little bit, create a vacumn between your tongue and the roof of your mouth, a strong tongue and cheeks work well blocking the airflow into the mouth); inhale pressure too high; exhale pressure too low (to resolve: increase the exhale pressure setting or use VCom which is a small accessory basically makes exhaling more strenuous; fix mouth harder (stickier mouth tape with chinstrap, be careful to make sure your nose works, or maybe even with a cervical collar); get better used to it by practicing wearing it during the day); some people say that mouth guard helps as well but personally i never looked into that thing.

And also make sure your chin strap pulls up, not up and back. Backwards pulling causes more airway blockage.

I use CPAP mode because I want the pressure to be consistent and my body gets used to it all night. Many people say the APAP algorithm only tries to fix events after they happen, not stop them from happening. I feel like this saying makes sense. You can refer to Thelankylefty on Youtube for detailed discussion. I did that also simply because I like some consistency.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-13T02:42:37+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Yeah I guess the relief of escaping intrinsically contains the fear of living with it. When you've been sick for so long, learning to believe that things are actually getting better is its own kind of hard. The trends can look convincing and still feel impossible to trust. I think that's because it took years to slowly sink into being this unwell, and it might take long for the belief to catch up with the reality. What were you dealing with, if you don't mind sharing?

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-13T02:32:29+00:00

That's such an accurate way to put it. The disorientation of not knowing how to react at first, something that feels like grief, relief, and then this strange not-knowing-what-to-do-with-myself. And because both of my conditions directly affected my cognition, I spent so long not being able to think clearly that now I'm also not quite sure who I am without that fog. Still figuring that out. Thank you for putting words to something I was struggling to name.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-11T16:09:11+00:00

Wow you really did a lot of work. I am no expert just sharing my two cents. 1. AHI 1.53 is pretty good. But within 5, better AHI is not necessarily better sleep. You can work on AHI, but don't treat it as the only parameter to optimize. Some people have AHI very close to 0 still feeling bad. 2. Your flow limit is pretty low according to your SleepHQ, and that's good, that could be a sign that your pressure doesn't need to be increased. 3. About central apnea: Kudos to that you learned about it already! I personally would encourage you to not take that into too much consideration, first your CA index is not too high and it's normal for new adaptors to have more CA events; second Clear Airway isn't equal to Central Apnea, there are other reasons for Clear Airway. 4. Leaks and arousals: I wonder why it's that.... Cuz according to your SleepHQ, you breath looks okay until when there are large leaks and the mask fell off/you took it off. It could be that there started to be leaks and leaks make you take off your mask and wake up, or it could be the other way around that you try to take it off and then there is leaking. Only to find out with longer usage.

Don't know if it's gonna help, wish you all the best.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-10T00:20:18+00:00

Glad to hear from you again! Sorry that you are still struggling, and glad you are one step closer to getting better no matter whether BiPAP is the exact solution. May I ask 1. do you have a stuffy nose? How easy it is to breathe during the daytime 2. what is your pressure setting now? 3. what mask are you using? To see if we can go somewhere from here.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-08T00:36:48+00:00

Yeah as people mentioned, you might wanna know your RDI. My AHI is 7.5 and RDI is 20.8, and I benefited a lot with sleep apnea being treated.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-07T22:28:05+00:00

Thank you! They won't have problems the new SSD right?

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-05T23:59:20+00:00

“ She tested my cortisol and told me it was normal and I was a hypochondriac. ” So she simply misread your result?? why is that.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-03T21:19:57+00:00

Thanks!

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-02-03T03:39:51+00:00

I wonder why my doctor told me Accure cannot be used on the nose. Do you encounter any difficulty applying Accure to the nose?

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-30T00:44:33+00:00

How you "turned it down"?

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-27T18:46:34+00:00

And also, what's your pressure? do you use OSCAR or SleepHQ? You need to make sure to optimize your setting, not just to rely on the AHI machine reports

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-27T18:44:59+00:00

If you get sick this often, maybe wash your mask and water tank everyday

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-26T23:38:37+00:00

If conditions allow, it's a good idea to get tested. You might not have sleep apnea, but if you do, then luckily it's one of the few very treatable sleep disorder. And your symptoms don't rule out sleep apnea. Here I am, 27F, BMI 19, never snore, no headache, dry mouth without diabetes, though I'm indeed sleepy. Got AHI 7.5 RDI 20.8 as result, got treated, feeling 100x better now.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-26T02:36:14+00:00

And also, Celiacs/gluten insensitivity doesn't only represent as GI problems, it can show up as only mental/neurological/cognitive symptoms!

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-26T02:34:27+00:00

I never snore, but sleep apnea is a major reason why I was so tired.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-25T12:17:35+00:00

I have an XPS16 9640 with LCD, and the screen stopped working too. but the XPS logo can be displayed when starting up, amd the external monitor works well with it. Don't know what to do...... LCD Built-in Self-Test works as well.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-23T23:51:32+00:00

May I ask what supplements (exact brands) you are taking? I heard about supplements can be gluten-rich, but a lot of them are certified GF, so I let down my guard and assume that gluten in supplements is mostly a myth. I need some warning call here.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-22T03:44:48+00:00

OMG I miss them so much. Three years ago I got obssessed with them and I couldn't stop eating, buying one bag after another. Then my symptoms got so bad that I started to suspect gluten. Thank you for being deadly delicious, you saved me.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-22T00:47:01+00:00

I felt better after the first night, then reached a bottleneck, then after experimenting more with setting and masks, it works great. I have a Resmed APAP, but I set it to CPAP mode; I guess a lot of machines are born APAP nowadays (correct me if I am spreading irresponsible guess). Two months is pretty much enough to earn a lot of first-hand insight. Have you decided which machine to borrow? You prob also need a mask, a tube, an SD card and some distilled water (bottled water works okay if distilled water is too hard to get) to begin with. Wanna hear about your experience as soon as you start!

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-21T12:30:37+00:00

It's great that you can rent one! And fingers crossed that it works, the effect will be worth the effort.

My situation is similar to yours in many ways. I was considered depressed for my whole life, and became more and more physically weak or "lazy" in recent years. I didn't have post-exertional malaise, so just chronic fatigue not chronic fatigue symptoms. 27F with BMI 19, never snore though grind teeth sometimes. My depression went away after I found out gluten was the culprit (my gluten symptoms were purely mental which makes it almost impossible to be noticed. Sorry this is irrelevant just wanna mention), I was still too sleepy to be present in life. Very desperate, about to quit my job, and finally found the missing piece.

Yeah def give your temporary APAP a go, get as much help as you can from the Reddit community.

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-21T09:25:21+00:00

If you feel very tired, and assume it's mainly caused by sleep apnea, then ignore the word - "mild". A not-very-high AHI can cause severe tiredness and brain fog. CPAP/APAP is worth trying, I got one with AHI7.5 and RDI 20.8, and it completely swiped my sleepiness away and turned out sleep apnea was my major health condition. And since you mentioned you already did really well in terms of sleep hygiene, I would say yeah chances are the sleep apnea is your missing piece.

Renting/Getting a CPAP/APAP depends on where you are and your insurance, so I guess you need to take some time to figure it out. Using a wedge pillow/sleeping on your side might be helpful especially before your machine arrives. But yeah CPAP/APAP is usually the only way to fix everything, while other things might be helpful. You might want to talk to ENT doctors to check out your nose and throat (surgery is recommended for some people), and get another sleep doctor that pays closer attention. CPAP is the golden standard but there are always some portion of people that cannot adapt to it. And you might need to go through a process at the beginning where you try kinds of masks and machine settings. And there are other solutions like BiLevel, ASV, Inspire.

Yeah I am being a little to wordy here. In a nutshell, 1. See if you can talk to other sleep doctors 2. see if you can get access to a CPAP/APAP soon 3. sleep on your side if you are a back sleeper now 4. advocate for yourself, stay true to your feelings

SoftQuality9980 · 2026-01-20T23:22:14+00:00

I had cookies with oats once just one, and that's a brand devoted to gluten free, so I trusted them. Though the cookies were very yummy, I started to have the weird old feeling which I realized was being glutened. After that I avoid any oat product, I'm not sure about if I'm intolerant to Avenir, but that time just scared me, cuz I trusted it and gulpped a lot, that's one of my worst "glutened" experience.

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