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The inverter on my old 600e has gone wonky. The backlight doesn't come on until Windows has booted and I press the standby instigator. I temporarily fixed it simply by reattaching my old one, but it's failed again.

Also, the little plastic supports beneath the right arrow key are broken, I suppose the only way to fix that would be to buy another keyboard.

I'm just interested in getting a general idea of how much cheaper I can get the parts here than on eBay.

OldManClayton wrote: Also, the little plastic supports beneath the right arrow key are broken, I suppose the only way to fix that would be to buy another keyboard.

Are you sure you can't just replace the plastic supports and the key instead of buying a new keyboard? Usually, the key is made up of a cap and a two piece plastic hinge mechanism.

Regarding the inverter. Does your LCD have a red/pink tint at all? I'm curious as to why you think its the inverter and not the backlight.

My reason for asking is that I may have just what you need. I'm fairly certain I have a dead 600 machine in the garage (bad mobo, pink backlight, good inverter, good keyboard). For the price of shipping it might solve your problems.

Well, I figured it wouldn't be a good idea to send such small breakable pieces in the mail.

Yea, it has a reddish tint for about three seconds. I just assumed it was the inverter...

How much would shipping be?

I would bet on it being a backlight going out. Mine has a pink tint that goes away after a few seconds and then works fine. You could do a panel swap and it would be better than what you got right now. Dunno how much longer it'll last though.

$10 in a flat rate box. I'll take a look at the machine when I get home and give you the specifics over PM.

i have a few 600's and 600 e's email me a picture of what you would like and if I have them we can make a deal.

pc4pplwmd@insightbb.com

I have a cup full of a complete keyboard of keys and hinges. Not to mention 2 keyboards with dead track points. Let me know which letter/s you need and I would be glad to ship it for shipping.