LCD gone?? buhuuuu

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malachont · #1 Post by **malachont** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:01 pm

Hi all and happy new year,
My A31p LCD suddenly has gone dark. After 4 years! looking closely I could still see a faint image of Windows working there, but very very dark, as if just the backlight lamp has burnt or something.

I took it to Lenovo labs (in a Middle Eastern country) and they want... 1,000 dollars to fix it...! they refused to put up a 3 foot gold plaque commemorating me as a charitable donor on their building so I took the machine back.

Could it be just an inverter or something like that?

needless to say it still works fine with an external monitor.

many thanks

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:15 pm

Your CCFL (also called backlight) is burned out and needs to be replaced.
Either look for a replacement LCD panel, or a whole lid.
For a lot less than $1000.- you could send it to Jamiphar on this forum, who can repair it.
See http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=48458

malachont · #3 Post by **malachont** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:06 pm

will an LCD from an a31 fit into a31p?

thanks

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:46 pm

It would, if it's the same screen size (15.4").
But there are 3 screens to choose from: XGA, SXGA+ and UXGA.
If you get a full lid, you'd have a matching set of LCD, LCD-cable and the inverter.
It then depends on your gfx chip if it can handle what you want to put in.
I'm not very familiar with the A3x series, so I don't have all the answers.
What is the exact 7-character TYPE of your A31p?

sjthinkpader · #5 Post by **sjthinkpader** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:16 pm

All the A3x screen assemblies work on any A3x motherboards. I have a UXGA assembly on an A31 now.

Of course best is to find another UXGA or a SXGA+ assembly. There are Flexview LCDs.

malachont · #6 Post by **malachont** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 5:26 pm

2653-R6G

#7 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 5:37 pm

Check our Marketforum, someone is selling an A31p UXGA LCD
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=68879
He might ship abroad...

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