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LCD Panel connection similarity - Cable Assembly & Inverter

For this post I am going to refer to the linked diagrams.
1) 14.1inch LCD service parts - ThinkPad T40/p, T41/p, T42/p

2) 14.1 inch LCD service parts - ThinkPad T43/p

3) 14.1 inch LCD service parts - ThinkPad T60, T60p

4) 14.1 inch LCD service parts - ThinkPad T61, T61p 14.1inch standard screen

After having looked at the LCD Panel & diagrams I see that it has 2 connection points to the laptop system
1. The Socket on the back side of the panel where the LCD Cable Assembly PLUGs in. The other end of the cable assembly plugs into the system board.
2. The 2 tiny colored wires that come out from near the bottom right corner of the LCD panel that plugs into the Inverter module.

Now - The objective is to figure out if the following items
- LCD Panels SOCKET (at the back)
- Cable Assembly PLUGS (that plug into the back)
- LCD Panel Inverter Plug (at the bottom right)
- Inverter Module SOCKET

are same / similar on the T4x series v/s the T6x series.

I know that the LCD cable assemblies are shaped differently and plug into different locations on the system board, BUT from what I see the SOCKET in the back and the PLUG at the bottom right are in the same LOCATION of the LCD Panel. ( I hope I am right on this one -) Even if they are in slightly off I am hoping that they are similar in technology.

Any thoughts?

WAYS TO CHECK:
- Crack open a T6x and see the LCD
- Handle a spare LCD Panel and see what the plugs look like

I do not have a T6x so I would request the forum members for some help in doing a comparative.

EOMtp wrote:There are two large mechanical obstacles to swapping LCD assemblies as described in your note:
1) The LCD cable connectors to the motherboards are different and not "swappable", and
2) The geometries of the cable routing to/from the respective LCD panels and motherboards do not match and cannot be "stretched" to accomplish the desired task.

I know these 2 issues exist. But my guess is that the SOCKET & PLUG are the same.

Troels wrote:The T60p had used the Flexviews for T43ps for quite a long time it seems, not just the last batches used the IDtechs from the T43ps either.
I have not disassembled my LCD lid, but as both the BOE-Hydis and IDtech are 30-pin, they have the exact same pinout and are positioned in the same region on both panels. No soldering needed, just gently remove or insert the cable.

Troels - Can you point out and elaborate please? I'd like to see which T60s were these and how they were different / similar to the T43s before them and the T60s after them.

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