Will a T43 LCD SXGA 14.1 screen (and lid) fit a T42?

[portsample]

Will a T43 LCD SXGA 14.1 screen (and lid) along with inverter fit a T42 chassis? Are there other significant chassis differences between these two models? Thanks in advance for information and advice.

[poshgeordie]

Short answer - yes providing the T42 is also 14.1".

Use the LCD (internal video) cable that comes with the T43 screen / lid assembly.

There may be a white bluetooth antenna cable (as well as the black and grey wi-fi ones). If your T42 is not fitted with a bluetooth / modem module tuck it under the module but make sure the antenna connector doesn't short on the motherboard / modem - a piece of tape helps.

Other than that they are mechanically the same and interchangeable (yup you could put the T42 lid assembly on the T43).

[RealBlackStuff]

There's one caveat!
If the receiving 14.1" T4x has integrated Intel graphics, the SXGA+ LCD will NOT work!

[portsample]

There's one caveat!
If the receiving 14.1" T4x has integrated Intel graphics, the SXGA+ LCD will NOT work!

How do I tell this on the receiving machine? Thanks.

[RealBlackStuff]

All T40/41/42 and their /p versions came with ATI GPUs ex factory (ATI-7500 standard, ATI-9000 for the better models).
If the mobo was never swapped out for an R50/R51 Intel-GPU mobo, you should be fine.