Firstly, I'm Wondering if anyone has tried installing a T420s LED sub card (04W1696/04W1697) in a T430s (04W3934). The goal being to get a dedicated bluetooth LED indicator.
I have the parts to try it, so if no one else has tried it, I'm wondering if someone could tell me what's the worst that could happen if I were to try it?
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T430s-T420s LED sub card Swap
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Re: T430s-T420s LED sub card Swap
As per T420s-HMM and T430s-frubom, they both list the same LED sub card 04W1696.
The T430s also lists the 04W3934, which is called a LED BOARD there.
They look almost identical, except T430s/04w3934 is missing LED1.
Run without the T430s LCD-bezel first, it might not have a hole for the BT LED (the missing LED1?).
Worst case: you blow either the LED-board, or the LCD, or even the motherboard.
But my guess is: it should work.
The T430s also lists the 04W3934, which is called a LED BOARD there.
They look almost identical, except T430s/04w3934 is missing LED1.
Run without the T430s LCD-bezel first, it might not have a hole for the BT LED (the missing LED1?).
Worst case: you blow either the LED-board, or the LCD, or even the motherboard.
But my guess is: it should work.
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Re: T430s-T420s LED sub card Swap
Update: I tried it and (a) nothing blew up; (b) it works!
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Re: T430s-T420s LED sub card Swap
(C) Jamie was disappointedWolfman_Jack wrote:Update: I tried it and (a) nothing blew up; (b) it works!
Jamie want big boom.
For real, good to know for future ref. I got a dead T430s laying around with fried mobo.
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