laptop tipped over off table....lcd woes

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meksta · #1 Post by **meksta** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:29 pm

my t42 tipped off the table and fell about 3 feet onto carpet. The screen hit first and then slammed shut. It still works fortunately.

The only thing that is bothering me is that the LCD screen blanks out occasionally (due to movement). And then if I tap the chassis it'll blink back on. Sometimes with little artifacts.

But if I leave the computer running 3dmark, and not touch it everything runs fine with no glitches. So the gpu and cpu is ok.

Do you think maybe the "LCD ribbon" cable is loose from the fall? Or are there other issues?!?!

bigtiger · #2 Post by **bigtiger** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:41 pm

seems like a connection problem. Maybe try to reseat the cable. If it is under warranty, you may contact IBM first to avoid the possibility of voiding your warranty.

meksta · #3 Post by **meksta** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:46 pm

out of warranty.

btw the sound goes out at the same time also...I guess I'll reseat the connections.

Anyone have a link to pictures? THanks.

lowie · #4 Post by **lowie** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:48 pm

meksta wrote:out of warranty.

Too bad, I had the exact same thing, laptop fell and image disappeared regularly since then. Luckily, the machine was i warranty and I was able to get it repaired, new mo-bo.

meksta wrote:btw the sound goes out at the same time also...I guess I'll reseat the connections.

That's a good idea, maybe/hopefully it's just a loose connection/cable, or something else easy-to-fix...

o1001010 · #5 Post by **o1001010** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:21 pm

go into bios, there is a feature that blanks the screen witgh x amount of minutes, i think the default is 5. make sure that thing is off.

cmarti · #6 Post by **cmarti** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:37 pm

I think you will end up replacing the mobo.

Loose wire conection? No i don't think that is what is causing the trouble.

meksta · #7 Post by **meksta** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:07 pm

yeah i believe my motherboard is screwed...atleast occasionally. I never crash or anything but the graphics will get screwed up.

How much to get a T42 motherboard? How much will it be to have IBM swap it?

laptop tipped over off table....lcd woes

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