LF T42 mobo and a cell phone part (DIT)
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:18 pm
Hello everybody
My T42 (2373-3UU bought from Bill in Oct 04) suffered the dreaded GPU failure. I was able to reflow it once and have it work long enough to get through a bar exam. Now I need to press down on it when I start it up or else I get a black screen. I've looked through the current motherboard reflowing threads and some of the Frankenpad threads and truth be told, it was almost too much detail. I'm still really happy with my T42. I can use it on an unmoving surface (like the kitchen counter) but if I bump it too much, it goes to a black screen and I have to restart. I'd still be using it all the time if the GPU hadn't gone out.
So, my questions are these: Does anybody still sell a T42 board (ATI 64 MB) that I can put in?
Any idea how much that would cost?
Would a board from another T series work?
I have the 1400x1050 screen, would that cause any issues?
Should I just give this one up for parts and get a different TP? (X40, X60?)
Also, I was wondering if anybody knows of a "we part out dead cell phones" site where I can get a plastic back plate/case for a Titanium colored LG Voyager phone . I've seen people selling entire plastic phone bodies for $40 on eBay, but I don't want to pay that much. The back on my phone broke and now one hinge slips out the back so that when open to the keyboard, my phone looks like this < rather than this = with hinges between the two parts. The phone is functional and I'm short of cash to replace it right now, plus I haven't done any research into which provider I'd want to use, so I just want to fix the plastic back for now.
Thanks!
John
My T42 (2373-3UU bought from Bill in Oct 04) suffered the dreaded GPU failure. I was able to reflow it once and have it work long enough to get through a bar exam. Now I need to press down on it when I start it up or else I get a black screen. I've looked through the current motherboard reflowing threads and some of the Frankenpad threads and truth be told, it was almost too much detail. I'm still really happy with my T42. I can use it on an unmoving surface (like the kitchen counter) but if I bump it too much, it goes to a black screen and I have to restart. I'd still be using it all the time if the GPU hadn't gone out.
So, my questions are these: Does anybody still sell a T42 board (ATI 64 MB) that I can put in?
Any idea how much that would cost?
Would a board from another T series work?
I have the 1400x1050 screen, would that cause any issues?
Should I just give this one up for parts and get a different TP? (X40, X60?)
Also, I was wondering if anybody knows of a "we part out dead cell phones" site where I can get a plastic back plate/case for a Titanium colored LG Voyager phone . I've seen people selling entire plastic phone bodies for $40 on eBay, but I don't want to pay that much. The back on my phone broke and now one hinge slips out the back so that when open to the keyboard, my phone looks like this < rather than this = with hinges between the two parts. The phone is functional and I'm short of cash to replace it right now, plus I haven't done any research into which provider I'd want to use, so I just want to fix the plastic back for now.
Thanks!
John
