From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun May 17 1998 - 02:35:01 EDT
Brian..
Extreme heat is not good..
the inverter is under there..
if it goes, no more backlight..
if there is any warranty left, use it.. :-)
1-800-772-2227 will get you the IBM help line..
Brian wrote:
> My 755C (got it used) tends to get extremely hot on the back left side
> of the screen...does anyone know 1) why this occurs, 2) whether it's a
> bad thing, and 3) if there's anything I can do about it? I tried to
> register it/get info on it at IBM's site, but it didn't recognize the
> S/N. I would assume it was part of a fleet that some company had leased
> at some point, but regardless, I didn't get much in the way of useful
> info so I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out...
>
> -Brian
>
> --
> Never trust an operating system you don't have the source code for.
> Linux + Open Source -- because software is like sex...
> it's better when it's free.
-- Bill Morrow http://thinkpads.com bill_at_nospam@thinkpads.com
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