Thinkpad 570 -- Need flickering pixel fix

[kc]

I'm trying to extend the useful life of my well used TP 570. Often, after 10-20 minutes of use, pixels on the left side of the display will start to flicker. It's hard to describe -- sometimes it's clumps of pixels, sometimes lines, and sometimes whole areas with ghosting -- alternating between normal and purple/white -- typically on the left side of the LCD. My current current cure is a sharp whack to the LCD, which usually calms things down for a while.

About a year ago, when this started, I disassembled the TP and reseated all the LCD connections. Whether coincidence or not, it helped for a while.

I'd appreciate anyone with an idea better than whacking my LCD.

Thanks in advance.

[kc]

One more try. Based on the prior570 LCD posts, I'm hoping there are some experts on this forum who can take a shot at a solution.

Thanks.

[JBUK]

Try reseating all the LCD connections again, inside the lid as well. It is probably one of the wires - signal or power, between the system board and the lid that has failed though. Test for this by jiggling the wires after you have got access to them.