X61 7675 CTO LCD Need Replacement. How hard is this to do?

[kennyschiff]

I dropped my X61 and the LCD is now cracked. The rest of the machine (including the exterior) is fine with no issues. I was obviously informed by IBM that this is not a warranty item, and quoted a ridiculous price for replacement through them.

The part # for my LCD is 42T0343. I found this replacement on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/A-NEW-IBM-42T0342-1 ... ltDomain_0, and also, this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-IBM-42T0342-LAP ... 1|294%3A50.

Is this a difficult to do by one self? I'm fairly technical person, and am not afraid of opening up my box; however, I can't profess to being much of a hardware technician.

[Harryc]

It's not too terribly difficult if you follow the maintenance manual verbatim and take your time.
Here's an alternative for the less than handy folks ... slightly more expensive ($20 more in your case) but a big time saver. By the way, you want XGA, not WXGA for an X61.

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Thinkpad-X61-X6 ... 0346091508

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62866

[kennyschiff]

Harry, I followed your advice and purchased the complete LCD unit that you linked to on eBay. I was a little clumsy in dissembling the machine, especially dealing with the antenna wires (and the various pieces of tape), but I was able to put it back together and bring it back online relatively quickly. A little extra black electrical tape was useful to have on hand.

Thanks again for the know how and advice.

[Harryc]

Good news Kenny, and good luck with the new LCD.

[bs3620]

Thanks for all the great info on these forums.
Glad I finally have an excuse to register and post.
I have the same problem as OP (same machine type, broken/shattered LCD).
However, the ebay links in all your previous posts are not active any more.
Can I trouble you to post an example of what I need?
Checking on Lenovo's website (based on machine type and serial number) I get different part numbers than what OP posted. Moreovere, I get seemingly different results on EBAY when searching by Part number vs. FRU number:
Parts shipped with your system
Type: 7675 [change]
Serial #: xxxxxxx [change]
Mfg part # FRU part # Description Serviceable?
13N7095 13N7096 LCD MODULE 12.1" XGA (SUMSONG) SECONDARY YES

I'd appreciate any input or examples of what should work.
I gather from the correspondance, that there may be some parts to be purchased that make the assembly easier.
Also, if anyone came across a reliable vendor that would replace it for me, that might be useful.
Thanks