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So, I got my X60 painted...looks great. Only problem is, the lid sensor doesn't seem to be working at the moment. I can't really tell what's going on ... the X60 doesn't seem to have a traditional lid sensor. Does anyone have any idea where it's located and how I might fix it?

The lid sensor on the X60 is actually a magnet located on the left side of the center label on the bottom of lcd where the lights are. you can see the to the right of the ribbon cable for the lcd there is a small sensor for the pickup.

Do you mean there is a magnet on the lid, and a reed-switch on the notebook proper? Would this be exactly above the F6 key?

I believe the magnet is the thing above the f6 switch, and the reed switch is on the circuit board for all the status lights under the clear plate on the LCD lid.

So if my lid sensor isn't working, what do I need to replace? I have no idea what's wrong with this thing after poking around a bit.

hi rkuo,
i wonder how did you paint your X60,
can share the pictures of your painted X60 with us.

thanks...

I managed to fix my problem by taking apart the lid and reversing the magnet in the lid. I guess the magnet's polarity matters to the sensor. I think it may have just come to me incorrectly.

I'll post some pictures of the notebook soon.

rkuo,
how did you reverse the lid magnet???

I just took the front of the lid panel off. There is a small plastic recess where the tiny square magnet goes held in by a tiny piece of sticky stuff. I removed the goop, tested to see if the magnet orientation matters (it does, obviously), then put it back with the correct polarity.

Removing the panel was rather difficult and I'm pretty sure I snapped a couple of the cheap plastic latches in the process. =P But you can't tell once the lid is back on and there are so many attach points it doesn't really matter.