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long shot: use 600E top on 570 ?
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:59 pm
by ieee488
I know this is a long shot.
The LCD on my 570 is only capable of 800 x 600 which bugs me.
I believe that the LCD on the broken 600E is good.
Re: long shot: use 600E top on 570 ?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:39 am
by virge
ieee488 wrote:I know this is a long shot.
The LCD on my 570 is only capable of 800 x 600 which bugs me.
I believe that the LCD on the broken 600E is good.
Are you sure its 800x600? Is that a 12" LCD? I've never owned any of the 600 or 570 series that came with that size LCDs. All mine had the 13" LCDs and they were all XGA (1024 x 768). Its been a while since I've opened up a 570 lid, but I distinctly remember reading somewhere that the LCDs for it were thinner than on the 600 series so they wouldn't fit.
If you're interested, I do have a broken 13" LCD from a 570 and I can take some measurements.
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:25 am
by ieee488
It is definitely SVGA. I double-checked using the barcode number on the bottom of the 570 at lenovo.com
I guess I am asking whether I can move the lid from a 600E to the 570?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:25 pm
by tom lightbody
> move lid frm 600e to 570
measuring total hinge width I find: 600e 78mm; 570e 102mm
but the LCD panels themselves look similar: have you checked the
two HMMs to see what panels each machine uses?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:12 pm
by ieee488
Thanks for that suggestion.
Unless, I am mistaken it looks from the HMMs that there is no commonality in parts between the 13.3" TFT for the 570 and the 13.3" TFT for the 600E.
Sigh!
If I buy a 570 with a 13.3" LCD, is it just a matter of removing some screws and moving the lid over?
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:42 pm
by ajkula66
I'd be rather careful with that...some old ThinkPads have resolution-specific motherboards, and I wouldn't be too surprised if 570 fits in that glove...
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:17 am
by slaz
I have a "donor" 570 here with a perfectly good 13.3" XGA screen.
Trouble is I'm on the other side of the pond - otherwise you could have it for a few beers ...
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:13 pm
by ieee488
There is a broken 570 on eBay which supposedly has a good LCD.
I PM'd the seller about the exact model #, but he hasn't responded.
It is probably all for the better since I probably should quit while I am at it.
I have already put in way too much money on this unit. I am kicking myself for not noticing that it had the smaller LCD which means 800x600 only. ARGH!!!!