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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#91 Post by tdot » Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:10 am

dthp wrote:
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Does anyone here have a T430 with an upgraded CPU and this screen controller + FHD IPS screen that has no flickering issues?
Yes. I made an in-depth post about it here.

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=127358

Kit from e-qstore (I believe the original poster) with behind the display mounting, FHD B140HAN01.2, 3840QM, 16GB ram at 1866, discrete GPU, standard 90 watt adapter. Absolutely no flickering issues.

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#92 Post by Tasurinchi » Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:24 am

tdot wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:10 am
Absolutely no flickering issues.
May I ask how long you have the kit? Mine originally was not flickering either, it came after few months of usage.
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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#93 Post by fatal_exception » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:06 am

tdot wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:10 am
Yes. I made an in-depth post about it here.

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=127358

Kit from e-qstore (I believe the original poster) with behind the display mounting, FHD B140HAN01.2, 3840QM, 16GB ram at 1866, discrete GPU, standard 90 watt adapter. Absolutely no flickering issues.
And it doesn't flicker even when you charge the battery from eg. flat to 100%? Mine does flicker from 1 to few minutes after the charging starts. Apart from that, it's flicker-free.

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#94 Post by TPFanatic » Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:29 pm

I'm dissatisfied with the longevity of quality in these AUO panels.

I have a B140HAN01.1 in my T430.
I have a B140QAN01.1 in my T430s.

Within a month of installation they have each quickly developed pressure marks and scratches. I transport the laptop with the lid closed in a backpack, which is normal usage.

Part of the blame, I believe, goes to the flexible nature of the thin lids used in the designs of the T400s, T420, and subsequent models in those lines. These are not "true" clamshell lids, lacking the dust-protection of older models like T410, T500, and the IBMs, and the rigidity of those models with thicker lids (although they still develop defects). As a result the lid and the LCD within are easily and often deformed to flex, which I believe leads to formation of pressure marks and scratches as it bumps the keyboard.

I don't know if other manufacturer panels or specific models are more resilient.

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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#95 Post by tdot » Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:34 am

Tasurinchi wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:24 am
tdot wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:10 am
Absolutely no flickering issues.
May I ask how long you have the kit? Mine originally was not flickering either, it came after few months of usage.
The post was end of October, so most likely the beginning of October. I've been using it as both my primary work and personal machine, so it gets an almost constant all day/all week long use, and also rather abused since I lug it everywhere. If I ever do experience an issue, I will post an update.
fatal_exception wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:06 am
tdot wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:10 am
Yes. I made an in-depth post about it here.

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=127358

Kit from e-qstore (I believe the original poster) with behind the display mounting, FHD B140HAN01.2, 3840QM, 16GB ram at 1866, discrete GPU, standard 90 watt adapter. Absolutely no flickering issues.
And it doesn't flicker even when you charge the battery from eg. flat to 100%? Mine does flicker from 1 to few minutes after the charging starts. Apart from that, it's flicker-free.
I don't think my battery has ever been completely flat. As stated above, it's in almost constant usage every single day. The lowest it ever gets is ~40% on the train to work. There were maybe only 1 or 2 occasions where it was left unplugged by accident and died, but I didn't notice any flickering (not that I would have been looking for it, since I haven't experienced any issues in use). If you notice an issue with the battery very low, it could be a low voltage issue ... though I did have an issue with the laptop completely shutting off with the 3840QM + NVS at high load, but that was with a non-Lenovo and 6 cell battery (vs the 9 cell Lenovo battery). I never determined if it was the cell count or the generic battery, but if you have a knockoff battery I'd be weary of that.

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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#96 Post by fatal_exception » Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm

tdot wrote:
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:34 am
I don't think my battery has ever been completely flat. As stated above, it's in almost constant usage every single day. The lowest it ever gets is ~40% on the train to work. There were maybe only 1 or 2 occasions where it was left unplugged by accident and died, but I didn't notice any flickering (not that I would have been looking for it, since I haven't experienced any issues in use). If you notice an issue with the battery very low, it could be a low voltage issue ... though I did have an issue with the laptop completely shutting off with the 3840QM + NVS at high load, but that was with a non-Lenovo and 6 cell battery (vs the 9 cell Lenovo battery). I never determined if it was the cell count or the generic battery, but if you have a knockoff battery I'd be weary of that.
Let me rephrase - does it flicker when you charge the battery? The initial battery value doesn't matter. Flat was just an example.

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#97 Post by tdot » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:06 am

fatal_exception wrote:
Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:00 pm
tdot wrote:
Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:34 am
I don't think my battery has ever been completely flat. As stated above, it's in almost constant usage every single day. The lowest it ever gets is ~40% on the train to work. There were maybe only 1 or 2 occasions where it was left unplugged by accident and died, but I didn't notice any flickering (not that I would have been looking for it, since I haven't experienced any issues in use). If you notice an issue with the battery very low, it could be a low voltage issue ... though I did have an issue with the laptop completely shutting off with the 3840QM + NVS at high load, but that was with a non-Lenovo and 6 cell battery (vs the 9 cell Lenovo battery). I never determined if it was the cell count or the generic battery, but if you have a knockoff battery I'd be weary of that.
Let me rephrase - does it flicker when you charge the battery? The initial battery value doesn't matter. Flat was just an example.
I have never seen it flicker at all, so no.

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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#98 Post by fatal_exception » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:45 am

tdot wrote:
Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:06 am
I have never seen it flicker at all, so no.
It's good to know that it can be achieved, but I wonder why so many of us fail to get that holy grail and have some kind of issues.

EDIT:

I've recently had to replace my motherboard. It's basically 1:1 with the old one (both have flashed modded BIOS v2.78), the difference the new mobo has old MEI firmware and it came with smartcard reader, so I connected it. I don't know if it matters, but I'm mentioning it anyway. The biggest difference is that the screen doesn't flicker at all even when the battery is being charged. Nothing, zero, nada. I have found my holy grail :)

EDIT 2:

It also seems that an issue with battery disappeared. It manifested itself at random times - battery being at a double-digit % charge was reported out of nowhere as nearly empty (between 1 and 3% I believe). OS warning was popping up and after few seconds passed the battery charge value was back to what it was. It was irritating, as I had to set critical threshold value in Windows to 1% otherwise the laptop could go to sleep because motherboard thought the battery was nearly empty. And I am 100% certain it was motherboard because I even ordered a brand new, original 9-cell battery because I thought the battery was at fault here. Nothing changed. Moreover, when I had a 2nd T430, same thing happened, although I'd say the problem surfaced at different battery charge levels if I remember correctly.

Maybe, just maybe, the part of mobo responsible for managing the charging/battery has something to do with the flickering issue, considering that it happens mainly when the battery is charged, not on cable-only or battery-only power.

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#99 Post by thelash » Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:14 am

Panels for fhd mod... A little while ago I did an fhd mod on a 420s using the evan joo kit and a B140HAN01.3 - was able to get a genuine screen (pulled from a t440) from one of the chinese ebay trusted sellers. Sold that one a while ago and have bought a t430 non s. Looking around ebay, amazon, aliexpress etc now, I see the chances of getting a fake B140HAN01.3 are pretty high. A couple of sellers still have genuine screens pulled from t440/450, but at sky high prices, so not worth it I reckon. Given that plus the possibility of flicker being discussed here, I'm looking at a 1600x900 drop in using an alienware TN screen. However, same thing here - looks like lots of fakes around, especially given that the screen in question (LP140WD2 TL G1) is a discontinued model and they're all selling new ones... A few US sellers have what looks like NOS complete LCD covers with screen from the Alienware model, but none of them list the panel model no, just hd or hd+. So, maybe back to FHD mod... Have seen a few BOE NV140FHM-N62 on ebay that might be genuine. They're on Evan Joo list of compatible screens - anybody tried one? (My other thought - and also discussed on this thread - is why not buy an el cheapo that's not on the list?) At the mo, a Trademe NZ seller has the Innolux N140HCE-EAA 1080 panel for sale at $NZ129, but would it work? It's the standard (and pretty low rent!) FHD panel in the t460 I am typing on right now, so has some thinkpad history. Any thoughts, and anyone know some trustworthy sellers with affordable prices??
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#100 Post by CPC464 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:22 am

i'm using the evanjoo kit since september '18, without any issues at all, it keeps working flawlessly. No flickering or any other strange things.
I'm using an i7 2640m T420s with 16 Gb RAM, Nvidia Optimus and msata+hdd.

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#101 Post by Niknok » Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:57 pm

I installed the FHD kit in my T430, 16mb dual channel memory, and it has worked fine (no flickering). It's only been a few weeks, but so far so good.

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#102 Post by skx » Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:21 pm

Niknok wrote:
Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:57 pm
I installed the FHD kit in my T430, 16mb dual channel memory, and it has worked fine (no flickering). It's only been a few weeks, but so far so good.
great to more positive feedbacks popping up :mrgreen: I am really interested. can you all state where you bought the board and IPS panel ?
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Re: New IPS FHD Upgrade Kit for thinkpad T420 T430 ,And T430S T420S

#103 Post by eloria » Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:37 pm

CPC464 wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:22 am
i'm using the evanjoo kit since september '18, without any issues at all, it keeps working flawlessly. No flickering or any other strange things.
I'm using an i7 2640m T420s with 16 Gb RAM, Nvidia Optimus and msata+hdd.
I purchased one of these kits from evanjoo as well for my T420s with an i7 2640m and 16gb ram, installed worked for a day then screen turned off and computer rebooted, evan sent me a new one installed worked fine for about half an hour after a pretty delicate install then the screen flickered, went blank then laptop rebooted. Has anyone else had this issue? I have it placed under the keyboard.

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#104 Post by fatal_exception » Sun May 05, 2019 3:22 am

Does anyone know if I could get my hands on that cable that goes from the PCB to LCD which could make putting the PCB under the keyboard possible?

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#105 Post by Niknok » Sun May 05, 2019 4:37 pm

fatal_exception wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 3:22 am
Does anyone know if I could get my hands on that cable that goes from the PCB to LCD which could make putting the PCB under the keyboard possible?
According to e-qstore, that cable is not compatible with the older kits where the PCB was placed behind the LCD.

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#106 Post by fatal_exception » Mon May 06, 2019 2:46 am

Niknok wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 4:37 pm
fatal_exception wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 3:22 am
Does anyone know if I could get my hands on that cable that goes from the PCB to LCD which could make putting the PCB under the keyboard possible?
According to e-qstore, that cable is not compatible with the older kits where the PCB was placed behind the LCD.
Dang, and I thought it would be possible and fairly easy to get rid off that backlight bleed...

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#107 Post by berna118 » Wed May 15, 2019 10:58 pm

Just installed with the kit from EvanJoo and the screen is flickering nonstop. BIOS and windows logo loads without any flickering, but as soon as the desktop appears it constantly flashes black. Should I just request a new kit?

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#108 Post by berna118 » Thu May 16, 2019 8:05 am

Well this is certainly odd. When I boot to desktop, the display does not flash. As soon as I open any window, the display flashes black. Any ideas?

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#109 Post by skx » Thu May 16, 2019 8:37 am

it s hard to imagine it will be software related honestly. you are all running windows? can you try with a linux live cd of choice to see if the flickering persist? would be nice to have someone running coreboot as well to provide us with feedback.
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#110 Post by thelash » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:35 pm

Just done my T430 (i5, hd4000 graphics, 2x4gb ram, ssd) with Evan Joo kit. Bought a B140HAN01.3 panel from here - https://www.ebay.com/usr/9.hk443?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 - at end of March. Looked genuine, was advertised as for T440 and came with FRU sticker no on it. This panel cost me $NZ110 which worried me a bit as there was another seller I've used previously for same panel and he was selling them for 3x the price on his site. I wasn't prepared to pay that sort of dough, so went ahead with this one and am pleased with it (Some evidence in favour of it being for real is that it initially fired up with a greenish tinge which Win10 colour management couldn't do much with until I loaded this - https://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/t ... AN01_2.icm - so it's behaving the way a genuine panel would as well!)

Anyway - it's running fine with no evidence of flicker. I've spent a week trying it out with various combinations of high and low charge in battery and under load (video downloading and converting) in an effort to get it to misbehave but nothing. I'm thinking of a quad core cpu, so will report back if that causes any problems.
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#111 Post by jkarl » Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:30 pm

It seems there are now also kits for wqhd by the same seller, see this and this. Has anyone tried these?

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#112 Post by fatal_exception » Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:18 pm

jkarl wrote:
Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:30 pm
It seems there are now also kits for wqhd by the same seller, see this and this. Has anyone tried these?
Oh darn, if I had 200$ lying around, I'd definitely give it a go.

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#113 Post by Kielbasa » Thu Sep 05, 2019 3:43 pm

What is the consensus on T420 / T430 FHD upgrade kits? Is the EvanJoo / e-qstore offering the best bet? I just noticed that one of his competitors have increased the number of supported panels, which might make sourcing a suitable display a wee bit easier. Here is the listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1080p-1920 ... SwpUVdaiqv

They advertise support for:
AUO B140HAN01.0 B140HAN01.1 B140HAN01.2 B140HAN01.3
LG LP140WF1-SPB1 LP140WF1-SPV1 LP140WF1-SPK1
SAMSUNG LTN140HL02-B01
BOE NV140FHM-N62 NV140fhm-n41
Innolux : N140HCA-EAC

Some of these are a bit dim, at only 250cd/n, but it's hard to justify spending more on a used Alienware 1600x900 panel, with keycap imprints, than a "real" FHD display, The only trouble is all of the counterfeit panels out there. Knowing what you know now, whose kit, if any would you purchase?

Thanks in advance!

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#114 Post by TPFanatic » Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:51 pm

I would go for a WQHD kit. They sell them now for T420/T430 in addition to T420s/T430s. The resolution upgrade is massive.

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#115 Post by dr_st » Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:04 am

TPFanatic wrote:
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:51 pm
I would go for a WQHD kit. They sell them now for T420/T430 in addition to T420s/T430s. The resolution upgrade is massive.
It's massive, but you wouldn't be able to use it in a 14" laptop running Windows without massive scaling. Maybe be a worthwhile upgrade for folks who are super-sensitive to pixelization, but for the rest - I'm not so sure.
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#116 Post by Kielbasa » Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:36 am

It's massive, but you wouldn't be able to use it in a 14" laptop running Windows without massive scaling. Maybe be a worthwhile upgrade for folks who are super-sensitive to pixelization, but for the rest - I'm not so sure.
I wouldn't call myself too supersensitive, as I am using an old 32" 1080P IPS TV, as a monitor for my PC. Believe me, I can see each pixel in all of its glory and I promise you I don't use this display to look at text, as it won't do chroma 4:4:4. ; )
Spending "all the money" on a 1440P display would completely spoil me and force me to upgrade all of my other displays. This would take away from the care and feeding of my other two (so far) ThinkPads which also need WiFi cards, batteries, RAM, SSDs, i7 upgrades and etc.

On the plus side, my favorite Linux distribution handles fractional scaling pretty well. The bulk of my complaints with the existing 768P panel will be resolved by merely replacing it with an IPS display. But, I won't lie, I'd also like to fix the fuzzy text, which should be adequately addressed by stepping up to 1080P. My thought process is that if I go with 1080P, that will leave a few nickles and dimes left over, that I can put towards a Nitrocaster board for my X230.

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#117 Post by RealBlackStuff » Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:21 am

My T440p has an IPS FHD LP140WF3-SPD1 and it's beautiful!
It runs W7-Pro/SP1/64-bit with 125% scaling.
This screen will probably also fit and work in the T420/T430.
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#118 Post by Tasurinchi » Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:59 am

My main question is if these WQHD kits develop the same flickering issues as (some) of the FHD ones.

I have few T420/T430 with both JaVie and EvanJoo kits and both models got the flicker issue... :|
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#119 Post by Kielbasa » Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:52 am

Folks like RMSMajestic appear to understand the root cause of the flickering issue, but I've never seen it explained here, in the forum. The only relevant comments are that it would be cost prohibitive to address and the EvanJoo kits merely minimize the likelihood.

I don't see how the 1440P kits would address the root cause of the flickering issue, because 1) the controller architecture looks pretty much the same, 2) the additional cost is minimal (so no new expensive technology in play) and 3) they are merely stealing a couple more eDP lanes, in order to get the required bandwidth.

The bulk of my use is either on battery, or on AC with a fully charged battery, so I am thinking that the potential for flickering would be minimal, with my usage habits. If the panel flickers on AC with a fully charged battery, though, I think that this would be a deal breaker for me.

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#120 Post by TPFanatic » Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:00 pm

dr_st wrote:
Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:04 am

It's massive, but you wouldn't be able to use it in a 14" laptop running Windows without massive scaling. Maybe be a worthwhile upgrade for folks who are super-sensitive to pixelization, but for the rest - I'm not so sure.
Indeed. I have the javi-jie kit for my T430s and I use it with no scaling, but my eyes are still young. I'm foolish enough to go for a 3K or 4K upgrade if the mods existed, the screens do.

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