what screens from other thinkpads are the same as a T40?

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psychocandy · #1 Post by **psychocandy** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:20 pm

Obviously, assuming the same size...

SHoTTa35 · #2 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:55 pm

you mean if you can buy a T43 screen and stick it into your T40? Well short answer is yes, The whole T4x series for the most part use the same parts. So if you see a screen on ebay you can purchase and use away. There is a but tho, if you had a XGA screen and you buy an SXGA+ screen (or UXGA+ if you have a 15") you have to get the cable/inverter to go with it as XGA is only single channel and wont work with double channel screen of SXGA+.

I don't know if the R series or even the new T60s are compatible but generally all of the T4x series share some parts.

psychocandy · #3 Post by **psychocandy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:23 pm

SHoTTa35 wrote:you mean if you can buy a T43 screen and stick it into your T40? Well short answer is yes, The whole T4x series for the most part use the same parts. So if you see a screen on ebay you can purchase and use away. There is a but tho, if you had a XGA screen and you buy an SXGA+ screen (or UXGA+ if you have a 15") you have to get the cable/inverter to go with it as XGA is only single channel and wont work with double channel screen of SXGA+.

I don't know if the R series or even the new T60s are compatible but generally all of the T4x series share some parts.

How do you tell if you've fot XGA, SZGA, or UXGA screen?

chan_man · #4 Post by **chan_man** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:38 pm

When Windows is running, go to Display in Control Panel and see what resolution it maxes out on. XGA is 1024x768, SXGA+ is 1400x1050. These are the two for a 14.1" screen. The 15" adds UXGA which is 1600x1200.

The other way is to go to http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... LENOVO#rdt

and type in your thinkpad model number, this is the 4 digit-3 digit number, it will tell you what your machine was originally.

EOMtp · #5 Post by **EOMtp** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:30 pm

SHoTTa35 wrote:...if you had a XGA screen and you buy an SXGA+ screen (or UXGA+ if you have a 15") you have to get the cable/inverter...

Only the cable is different; the inverter is the same.

psychocandy · #6 Post by **psychocandy** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:03 am

SHoTTa35 wrote:you mean if you can buy a T43 screen and stick it into your T40? Well short answer is yes, The whole T4x series for the most part use the same parts. So if you see a screen on ebay you can purchase and use away. There is a but tho, if you had a XGA screen and you buy an SXGA+ screen (or UXGA+ if you have a 15") you have to get the cable/inverter to go with it as XGA is only single channel and wont work with double channel screen of SXGA+.

I don't know if the R series or even the new T60s are compatible but generally all of the T4x series share some parts.

What about some of the older Thinkpads ???

#7 Post by **richk** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:20 am

THey won't work in T4x

psychocandy · #8 Post by **psychocandy** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:08 pm

richk wrote:THey won't work in T4x

So is it only T-series screens that will work in a T40 then?

#9 Post by **richk** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:24 pm

Only T40/T41/T42/T43. They also need to be the same size (14.1" or 15")

what screens from other thinkpads are the same as a T40?

what screens from other thinkpads are the same as a T40?

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