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X230 screwy screen
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X230 screwy screen
Has anyone ever seen a screen do this on boot?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gz5jadg46hkdb ... 5.jpg?dl=0
External monitor doesn't help. Neither does trying to boot from a Linux image on a flash drive... Monitor? Cable? GPU? If anyone has any experience with this kind of thing, I'd love to hear from you!
Thanks.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gz5jadg46hkdb ... 5.jpg?dl=0
External monitor doesn't help. Neither does trying to boot from a Linux image on a flash drive... Monitor? Cable? GPU? If anyone has any experience with this kind of thing, I'd love to hear from you!
Thanks.
X230 2324-HW5 3.3GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
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Re: X230 screwy screen
Not that awful, but still pretty bad.
Let's try to analyze the problem:
- screwy display output
- external display doesn't help
Garbled display output could be caused by GPU or video memory failure.
But the GPU in the X230 is an Intel HD 4000, which means it's part of the processor.
Intel HD 4000 uses system RAM for its video memory.
First suspect : bad RAM.
Test with known good RAM and see if the display output returns to normal.
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Re: X230 screwy screen
Thanks for the troubleshooting tips. Before I wrote I had already tried swapping out the two sticks of RAM in the x230 (2 x 4 GB), running one at a time, but the results were the same. So I tried a stick from my T430 this morning, but no change--the machine 'booted' to the screwy screen... Just for fun, I tried the mSATA SSD from the x230 in the t430, and it booted fine. So I'm thinking the x230 has a messed up GPU (i.e., processor) / motherboard. Unless there's something else to try?
X230 2324-HW5 3.3GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
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Re: X230 screwy screen
Try disconnecting the LCD cable from the system board to force it to use the external monitor. Don't forget to disconnect both the battery and charger beforehand.
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Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
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Re: X230 screwy screen
I disconnected two silver LCD-ish looking cables from the motherboard and booted. Wonder of wonders, the external display showed fine! So, maybe it's just a LCD? Or even a cable?
Thanks for walking through this with me!
Thanks for walking through this with me!
X230 2324-HW5 3.3GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
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Re: X230 screwy screen
It's hard to tell at this point, but I'm leaning a little bit towards the cable. Grab one if it's much cheaper than an a new screen. Also check the prices and availability of a complete lid assembly (with LCD, antennas, cables, and all).
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Re: X230 screwy screen
New cable, new screen (IPS), no difference... I tested: new cable with new screen, new cable with old screen, old cable with new screen, and they all failed to display anything other than the garble I first posted. External monitor displayed in all three scenarios (and also old cable / old screen). Interestingly, with external monitor connected, new cable / new screen showed a bold white band about 3/5 of the way across the screen, 1/5 of the screen wide, top to bottom; but still no clear image of the desktop... Given that CPU and GPU are combined in the x230, I'm thinking it's a processor / motherboard problem.
X230 2324-HW5 3.3GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
T430s 2352-CTO 2.60GHz (i5), W7 (64)
X201 3249-CTO 2.53GHz (i5), W7 (64)
T42 2373-3UU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3 / Ubuntu 9.04
T42 2373-4TU 1.7GHz (PM), XP SP3
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