Need help with 600x

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Need help with 600x

#1 Post by xeye » Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:44 am

i have a 600x and the screen went out and all u get is black you can plug monitor up to it and it works fine so i went and bouth a new screen for it and put in and it sitll does not work can anyone help any ideas on what to try next
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#2 Post by Bob Collins » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:21 am

I assume you have not toggled the LCD off with the Function key combo? I think it is Alt + F4 or something...
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#3 Post by JHEM » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:50 pm

Check the switch that detects when the display is closed! It's just above the keyboard towards the left hinge.

Common failure on the 600 series, especially if the unit has been opened up.

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#4 Post by xeye » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:50 pm

i tryed the alt F4 and the hinge they did not work amy more ideas hell the mobo might be bad
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#5 Post by Bob Collins » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:07 am

Is there any flicker during boot or after? Are you sure the lcd cable is properly and fulyl seated? Just a wild guess. Other than that, I can only assume the mobo may be bad, or at least the video portion is shot....
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#6 Post by Rob Mayercik » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:25 am

Bob Collins wrote:Is there any flicker during boot or after? Are you sure the lcd cable is properly and fulyl seated? Just a wild guess. Other than that, I can only assume the mobo may be bad, or at least the video portion is shot....
I would have thought that if the video was bad he wouldn't be able to use an external monitor either.

Also, I think it's Fn+F7 to toggle the display modes.

Xeye, have you tried going into EZ-Setup with the external monitor attached and running the Video and/or LCD tests?

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#7 Post by whizkid » Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:34 am

EZ-Setup on the 600X does not have tests. Download PC-Doctor from IBM for tests.
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#8 Post by xeye » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:44 pm

i will try that and let u know
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