T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

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T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#1 Post by NikkoCharger » Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:22 pm

Hey guys, I just replaced the screen on my T530 and after putting the new screen in the computer, the backlight doesn't work. The new screen isn't the problem as I took it out of a working donor computer. And I believe the cable works since its able to produce an image on the screen.

This leaves me to believe that I may have done something to the motherboard, I've seen a tutorial on how to fix this issue on the T400 (link below) but the fuse locations of backlight fuses are in a different location so I'm kinda stuck.
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=107279

Can give me some advice?

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Re: T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#2 Post by brchan » Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:57 pm

Just to make sure, did you plug in the LCD power connector, in addition to the lcd cable?
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Re: T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#3 Post by NikkoCharger » Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:59 pm

yes

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Re: T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#4 Post by ajkula66 » Thu Mar 10, 2016 11:30 pm

NikkoCharger wrote: The new screen isn't the problem as I took it out of a working donor computer.
Was the donor machine also a ThinkPad?
This leaves me to believe that I may have done something to the motherboard
Sounds like a blown fuse to me, but I can offer no wisdom when it comes to locations of the fuses on a T530 planar. It *should* be near the LCD cable entrance point, though.

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Re: T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#5 Post by NikkoCharger » Fri Mar 11, 2016 2:47 am

The screen was a hand-me-down from my W530 (after I successfully manged to upgrade its screen). As for the T530, I'll probably end up swapping in a used W530 motherboard and selling it on ebay as seller refurbished.

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Re: T530 no backlight after replacing screen.

#6 Post by xyz » Fri Mar 11, 2016 6:42 am

IF you can post some clear images of the board back and front
Might be easier to tell you where the fuse is.

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