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My story is about a T61 which I love with all the problems being caused by my own carelessness. It started when I accidentally stepped on the the machine while closed and cracked the display. The display still worked but had the purple line along the crack.

I did not want to spend the $$ for an IBM display repair so I bought a new display on ebay. My stupidity was when I went to change the display I forgot to take the battery out and while removing the bezel I arced across the lights in front of the inverter. I ordered a new inverter. I then replaced the inverter and display. I can not get the display to work at all. It will run an external monitor.

My next attempt was to replace the inverter again and I also replaced the ribbon cable to the main board.

My question in all of this is have I screwed up something on the main board that drives the display. If so is this something that can be fixed. Is there someplace that could repair it without paying the same price as a new box.

I liked the T61 so much I tried to order a new one but wound up with a T400.l Love it but would like to salvage the T61 as a backup.

I appreciate any suggestions people have.

Thank you.

Welcome to the forum.

Sounds like the motherboard LCD output has failed.

Please check you PM's.

Brad

If Brad's PM is an offer to help with either a repair or advice your in "good hands"! I've got a T60 that took a bath and was "condemned" by Lenovo.

I sent it to Brad for an "opinion" and it's running presently with a much more desirable main-board/GPU and the addition of the "blue-tooth" network also!

Brad --- Thanks again!! Check my sig!

-Dave

Ah shucks Dave.

Everytime you sing praises I am blushing.

Brad

Hi all,

I'm having the same problem as poster.
I did replace the panal with another one whitout succes.
I also replace the inverter.
On starting i see the thinkpad logo very dark after that it fully dark.

I hope someone can help me.