Re: [Thinkpad] X20 motherboard replacement (second asking)

#1 - not really, it pretty much means disassembling the whole laptop,
although the display is easily removed.
It wouldn't be too hard to do, with patience and with the HMM handy, but
there's still a lot of varied screws, as long as you make sure you put all
the screws back in the right places, you should have no problems.

#2 - why not? $69.99 is a really good price for a potentially working
motherboard. If it's been refurbished, that probably means any broken
ram/video problems have been fixed.

#3 - nowhere that I know of, not with prices that aren't extortionate,
$69.99 is probably the best deal there is.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Marquis-Kyle" <peter@marquis-kyle.com.au>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:27 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] X20 motherboard replacement (second asking)

> I have an x20 with display problems. I understand I need to replace the
> motherboard to fix this. I am looking for advice on these questions:
>
> * Is the board replacement a job for an amateur?
>
> * Would you buy a "factory refurbished, guaranteed not dead-on-arrival"
> motherboard from an ebay vendor for US$69.99?
>
> * Where else can I get a replacement motherboard for a reasonable price?
>
> Peter Marquis-Kyle
>
> on sabbatical in New Zealand
> www.marquis-kyle.com.au/nz
>
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