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Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:02 pm**

Hi Folks,

I have a T400, which has performed ok (except for numerous lenovo software f-ups). Now, however, there's some very annoying freeplay in the screen. What I mean is that, when it's set at an angle, I can flop it back and forth a bit - maybe an inch or so of action at the top of the screen area. My lame ascii-art below illustrates the free play.

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          <--  /  -->    free play
              /
     screen  /   
            /
-----------/   <-- rotation mechanism
  base

Anyone else have issues with this? Any easy way to fix it without dealing with warranty services?

Thanks,
Alex

Posted: **Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:22 pm**

Some play is always present. But an inch sounds somewhat excessive. The problem is the hinges that seem to loosen over time. Unfortunately I know of no solution other than replacing them (which Lenovo will do under warranty).

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