T40 - where to find pictures of the insides?

[patmc]

So, an old but stable T40 got into the hands of my son....

He proceeded to take it apart and put it back together, then complain that it kept crashing every time he moved it around.

Upon inspection, and pressing conversation, the reality is that there were 11 or so extra/unused screws after he put it back together.

I'm trying to take it apart and return the missing screws to the right spots to hopefully firm the device back up (yes, a bit loose when the keyboard is not screwed in).

Anybody know where I can find some decent pics or a guide to taking a T40 apart such that I might end up with 0 extra screws once it is back together?

Tks.

P.

[RealBlackStuff]

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Repa ... ard/2919/1
It's for an (almost, if not completely) identical T41, the sister of the T40.
Also, get the illustrated HMM here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail. ... MIGR-46464

[patmc]

Thanks for that; wonder of wonders, I found a home for all the screws and none seemed to be missing.

A few were stripped, some had been in the wrong place (long ones right through the PCMCIA slots), and only 1 in total had been holding the display in place.

Sad to say, now it's having some video display issues. Unsure of the next step. It may be history; parts at best.

[RealBlackStuff]

Just curious, how old is your son?

[patmc]

15; he likes to take things apart, but not so patient on the putting back together process.

The T40 was to be his first "take to school" computer (9th grade), one that could take the abuse and one that we'd not cry much over if it got trashed or lost. It never made it out of the house....

Oh well; now to wait for a T6x to show up on the used site.... (until then he gets to play with Lenovo tablets at school).

P.

[RealBlackStuff]

Just in case, I have a fully tested T40 motherboard for sale, with a 90-day warranty, see: http://theboardroom.info/stock.htm
With the help of the previous info you could do the swap yourself.
$60.- (shipped) for a good mobo is cheaper than buying a T6x.

[patmc]

Will give it some thought; first have to narrow down the real problem.

Screen flickers when we move the display; seems to short out almost; sometimes fuzzy and returns to normal, sometimes the whole system freezes. Need to see if I can find/run some diagnostics to learn more.

Been trying to get it to run with a real display/keyboard via a port extender; no joy yet there (so maybe it is the mother board?); how do I know?

The small/thin plastic bit on top (upside down U) took some abuse as well; are those something that can be purchased?
(what you see being removed here : http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-I ... ard/2919/7).

[RealBlackStuff]

Your laptop most likely suffers from a loose GPU.
There are quite a few posts about this.
A good start is t42 shuts down when i move it
The usual solution is to replace the motherboard.

The U-shaped part is the keyboard bezel assembly, and can be bought separately, e.g. on eBay.
Keyboard bezel assembly (14.1-in.) 91P9540
Keyboard bezel assembly (15.0-in.) 13R2921

[patmc]

That does sound about right (the problem scenario).
Thanks for the part numbers.

Pondering the motherboard.