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Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
My 8+ year old T61p (6457, 15'' 1920x1200 screen) has been growing dimmer, or so it seems. Does the CCFL that provides the backlight indeed grow dimmer with age? If so, is it possible to replace it without replacing the entire LCD?
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
It is possible, and you can buy the ccfl tube on eBay. You can even buy a LED kit kit to make the screen a lot brighter than it was originally.
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
Yep. Ask xiphmont for an LED backlight kit, and specify your display size and aspect ratio. Then follow his guide at:
https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/think ... ight.shtml
You can pm or email him. Although the guide is for X60/61 tablets and non-tablets, I recently did the mod on my 14.1" T61 frankenpad. The ccfl was getting dim, so I figured I had nothing to lose.
https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/think ... ight.shtml
You can pm or email him. Although the guide is for X60/61 tablets and non-tablets, I recently did the mod on my 14.1" T61 frankenpad. The ccfl was getting dim, so I figured I had nothing to lose.
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
... or you can replace the whole LCD and put a SHARP display in there. It is generally way better than stock T61 WUXGA.
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
Then throw in an LED backlight!
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
This is my plan at least
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
I did just that. It took me a couple of months to find the time to do the transplant, but I'm now a VERY happy owner of a bright display. Definitely worth the $50 or so, I'd gladly have paid double that now that I know how well it works.fatpolomanjr wrote: ↑Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:25 pmYep. Ask xiphmont for an LED backlight kit, and specify your display size and aspect ratio. Then follow his guide at:
https://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/think ... ight.shtml
You can pm or email him. Although the guide is for X60/61 tablets and non-tablets, I recently did the mod on my 14.1" T61 frankenpad. The ccfl was getting dim, so I figured I had nothing to lose.
https://i.imgur.com/g1GMFBu.jpg
(for the record: this was on a 6457-7WU, a 15.6'' T61p with the 1920x1200 panel).
Next step: get in touch with the 51nb guys and see if they'll ever make a motherboard that goes into this beast, as I have a spare-parts machine too!
Thanks to all who responded, and in particular Xiphmont for making such a great product.
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
Didnt T70 board make a fit into 15,4" as well? I guess someone here on the forum put that one into 15,4" unit.
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Re: Is it possible to replace the backlight lamp on a T61p?
The 15.4" unit can be made to fit a 14.1" board(like a T70) with a custom made long interposer card.
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The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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