From: Manolis Stamatogiannakis (mstamat_at_csd.uoc.gr)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 12:52:18 EDT
What is the functionality of the inverter?
From a quick search they seem to be pretty cheap parts.
Regards,
Manolis
PS. Forgot to mention that the battery of the TP doesn't charge
either. It seems unrelated with the LCD problem, but I'm no TP expert :)
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> It may be the inverter. If it is the LCD and you have the 14" model, I am
> about to have a spare working LCD (but not the inverter) for sale
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Manolis Stamatogiannakis" <mstamat_at_csd.uoc.gr>
> To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:11 AM
> Subject: 770X backlit problem
>
>
> > Hi,
> > We've got a TP 770X at work and its LCD backlight stopped
> > working after an unfortunate drop. The LCD displays the
> > images, but there's no backlight so you can't really see
> > a thing.
> >
> > Windows 2000 detect the problem somehow and refuse to start.
> > I tried installing linux and works fine (if you connect TP
> > to a monitor).
> >
> > IBM wants ~$1200 to fix the LCD problem. They say they need
> > to replace the whole LCD. Has anybody had similar problems before?
> > Is the problem really with the LCD? If yes, how easy is it to
> > replace the LCD ourselves with one bought eg from ebay?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manolis
> >
> >
>
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