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So my R61i 14.1" LCD (1200x800) is dying. It is almost certainly the CCFL, because there's a pinkish tinge on the left side of the screen that's been getting worse, and the LCD also flickers on and off intermittently every so often (for a second or two).
Finally, there is a increasing constant flickering where the display doesn't go dark, but gets slightly dimmer (this is constant now).

I've had this R61i since 2008 and have used it extensively. It's been a workhorse. I don't want to upgrade now, because I am not a big fan of Windows7 (I like XPsp3), and want to wait to Ivy Bridge comes out to see what performance/efficiency gains there are above Sandy Bridge.

Anyways, I have a T61 that I can afford to take the LCD off of (it's an IBM pre-Lenovo 1200x800 LCD screen), and it's also 14.1". It looks, at least from a cursory glance, to be the exact same type of LCD as the one on the R61.

Does anyone think this wouldn't work on the R61i?

I could order a new CCFL for $12 and install it, but it's not exactly a simple procedure, as the tiny bulb is delicate and there is some soldering involved.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks.

The lid can be moved with no modification needed.

richk wrote:The lid can be moved with no modification needed.

Thank you for that very quick reply, rich!

And forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but I assume "lid" means the whole assembly, including the LCD panel and the frame, backlight, etc?

IBMorBust wrote:
Thank you for that very quick reply, rich!

And forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but I assume "lid" means the whole assembly, including the LCD panel and the frame, backlight, etc?

Yep. Good luck! (Just curious, why put this in the T4x0/T5x0 subforum?)

sysiphus wrote:

Yep. Good luck! (Just curious, why put this in the T4x0/T5x0 subforum?)

Thanks, Rich. I truly appreciate it.

I put it in here because I just assumed that there are more T4x owners vs R6xx owners, whether that's true or not, and because I also figured that someone with a T4xx might have had a similar situation (swapping parts).

Thanks again.

OK, you're going to have to be much more specific here. Are you swapping a lid from a T41 to a R61, or from a T61 to an R61? You've stated both variations in posts in this thread. One will work (T61 to R61), one won't (T41 to R61). You originally put this thread n the T4x0/T5x0 forum..as in T400/T500. I moved it to the T6X (as in T61) forum.