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my T42p motherboard fried (bad contact between GPU and motherboard, but still have to replace the whole thing) and the repair center wants $2200CDN to repair the board, i definitely won't do it because i can't even sell it for $2200, and i can get a nice duo core for that price. However my parents went back to HK and IBM HK only wants $1000US for the board, thats double the difference!

anyway i heard that my SXGA+ screen can worth alot, ebay has one for over $500US, anyone interested please give me an offer, if price is good i might just sell the parts, but if there are no demand i will just repair the board.

PM 1.8ghz 533fsb 2mb cache
512x2 ddr 333
ultraslim bay DVD-RW 2x
60G 7200RPM
battery

also if anyone is interested in other parts let me know (it can be small stuff like keyboard)

if total i can get over $1000US i will sell it, if not i will repair it.
anyone interested email to miccocan@msn.com
thanks

Sorry i want to pause the sales for a while, i think i found a used motherboard, if it doesn't go through i will re-list it again

miccocan wrote:my T42p motherboard fried (bad contact between GPU and motherboard,

OMG! That's awfu!

Must be one of the Express models that only came with 1 year of warranty??

http://www.pc.ibm.com/ca/think/services/thinkplus.html

Regards,

James

it was a refurb model with 1 year warrenty, so too bad for me

Man, that does suck. Since it is that much to repair, you might be better off just parting it out and taking that money.
I dont think you would get 1000usd for that until whole with a fried mobo.

Time to upgrade to a T60!!!

You may want to contact this person since your in the GTA

Albert Wong
(416)977-3331

He's located in:
Downtown Toronto

email albertiwong at gmail dot com

He goes by the name of Laptop Surgeon on another forum RFD and has been known to fix a lot of IBM's... maybe he has the parts or you can part it off with him.