Dell Inspiron 8100 Vertical Lines on display

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I just picked up a Dell 8100 for free from a friend I did some work for.
All is fine except 5 vertical lines on the screen going the full height of
the display. Not all the same color but one of them flashes off and on
sometimes. Display on external monitor is fine. I removed the connector
to the motherboard and blew it out with canned air but problem remains.

Dead LCE or..??

Thanks for any help

JohnS