Re: Video Strangeness on 770

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From: Jeffrey D Grinnell (grinnell_at_acunet.net)
Date: Thu Feb 03 2000 - 14:11:42 EST


On Thu, 03 Feb 2000 14:06:21 -0500, Bill Morrow wrote:

>My guess, based upon many thinkpads and several flat panel displays, its
>hardware and its only a matter of time..

I was afraid of that. Guess I better ensure all my critical data is on
my desktop. Though if it IS only the lamp I may be able to get away
with using the external display for a bit.

Thanks for the input.

Jeff

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>Jeffrey D Grinnell wrote:
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>> I've got a factory refurbished Thinkpad 770 that I've had for over a
>> year now. Aside from a bit of peeling paint from the palmrest area it
>> has served me well.
>>
>> Recently, however, I've been experience random blanking of the display.
>> The display will simply go black. I've checked my settings for the
>> display under the power management and that doesn't seem to be the
>> problem. The blanking of the display happens at random times anyway so
>> I doubt it is related to the power management software.


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