PENDING: ATI Radeon for T41

[emtee3511]

This is for my old T41 2373-W5R --
Original Description:
Based 2373-CTO: P M 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD, 32MB ATI Radeon 7500,
16x10x24x/8X CD-RW/DVD, option, Modem, 1Gb Ether, UltraNav, Sec Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro

I have been trying to keep this old guy running for my mom -- she only uses it to play Solitaire -- i.e. only takes it out of the garage on Sundays to drive around the block

This has been my practice machine for me to begin to learn the inner workings without too much risk --

1) HDD crashed, so I purchased HDD on the Forum and installed

2) After installing replacement HDD, the screen began to show scratchy horizontal lines, kinda like snow on an old analog TV -- So I replaced the entire lid assembly and added a bluetooth card George included in my purchase

Although the replacement lid/screen/bluetooth worked perfectly, I noticed the Radeon ATI card had a bad/loose connector, and the screen still has 'static' -- I tried to put a small piece of tape on the connection, but connection is still loose, and I'm thinking maybe this is my screen 'static' problem. The wire connectors are good, but one of the connectors on the card is not -- so I'm thinking a replacement ATI Radeon Card with good connectors may help my screen 'static' --

Although the original description says, ATI 7500, I think I remember the ATI Card installed is ATI 9000 -- machine is all put back together at the moment, and I really don't want to take it apart till I am ready to put in a new card --

Anyone have an ATI Radeon Card that works in a T41 available? I can PayPal non-cc funds asap

[virge]

The ATI video chip is on the motherboard, so you will be looking at a reflow/reball or replacing the entire motherboard. I know some laptops have a removable video card, but that's not the case with the T41.

[emtee3511]

Thanks very much for educating me -- I will take the machine apart again and see what I was looking at and then rethink my options -- I so wish I was a geek