i finally got around to looking at my friend's laptop, a few minutes ago: success! it took about a minute to fix. instead of doing a few and then testing, i just reheated all the pins on the inside of the slot. it took about 4 seconds a pin (i have a very fine needle tip, so i did each individually ...

awesome, thanks a lot! i'll definitely start with the front row. i'll see about trying it on her machine this weekend, and i'll post an update.

i want to try this on a friend's T30, and just to be sure, i apply heat to the area circled on each pin, right? http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6217/upperrightto0.jpg stupid question, and i've done soldering before, so i'm sure it can do it, i just want to make sure i'm applying heat to the right...

you know what, i bet that the LEDs are the ones that show through the keyboard. i haven't put the machine back together since, so i didn't make the connection. the machine works fine with an external monitor. i'm thinking that it's probably easiest to just buy a full LCD assembly when one comes up f...

i dropped my T30 a month or so ago, and i finally got around to taking it apart today. the issue is that the only video output i get on the LCD (it still works fine with an external monitor) is a brief flash of the BIOS splash screen, and then intermittent colors when the screen is moved. based on p...

sounds like the replacement bezel is the way to go, then.

a friend of mine dropped her R31 and both of the LCD latches broke. i've repaired several thinkpads in the past, so i know i can fix it for her, but i'm having trouble finding replacement latches specifically for the R31. does anyone know if there is a compatible latch made for another model? it has...