Before taking apart the screen, try to get to one of the banded connectors
that is attached to the motherboard above the keyboard. You will have to
remove the keyboard and find the multi-colored wires.
I have personally disassembled 3 Thinkpad screens. There are screws
everywhere and under hidden rubber covers. Just be sure to document where
you found the screws for reassembly.
There are strands of cable if I recall correctly that connect in two places.
With any luck, you simply have a loose connector that can be seated better
once you are inside.
I think its worth a try in my experience.
hope this helps,
gary r. tennesen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank R. Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 4:04 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Flickering screen on tp 600e laptop
> I have a thinkpad 600e, and its screen has started flickering.
> What are the odds that I could fix it, and what woiuld be the
> risks of trying?
>
> It's been going on for about a month now, and is getting worse.
> It's 100% a hardware problem (IMO), and seems to be caused
> by a loose connection or partially broken wire in the connection
> between the main part of the laptop and the screen itself. I say
> this because the flickering is sometimes triggered by flexing
> the screen's hinge (e.g., opening/closing the screen or changing
> its angle). Sometime the flickering can be stopped (or triggered)
> by tapping the screen near its hinge, and so on.
>
> I haven't tested the laptop with an external monitor, but I'd be
> willing to guarantee that it will run perfectly with no symptom
> of the flickering.
>
> Has anyone seen anything like this? What are the odds I can fix
> this myself? The screen itself seems to be fine --- when it's not
> flickering, it looks great, almost like new.
>
> I don't want to wreck the laptop, but the problem sure seems
> like a mechanical / very simple electrical problem that might
> be fixed by something as simple as reseating a video cable
> connector.
>
> (The machine is running nt4, sp5, but again this isn't relevant,
> because it's a pure hardware problem.)
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Frank R.Brown
> Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews
>
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