[ltp] intermittent video problem (770 tp)

[M. Leo Cooper]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Charles E Taylor IV wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 11:08:20 -0700 (MST)
> "M. Leo Cooper" <thegrendel at theriver.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I checked on Ebay and 770 screens run around $50. Not too bad. But
> > what's the procedure for disassembling the machine and swapping out the
> > screen? I'd appreciate a detailed description, if that's not too much
> > to ask.
> 
> You've basically got to remove most of the screws in the lower case. 
> Electrically,the lid's connected by two cables.  It's not a hard
> procedure, but you can get it (with diagrams) in IBM's hardware
> maintenance manual.  See the link below.
> 
> http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=PFAN-3TSMGJ


The link changed. It's now:
        ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/37l5152.pdf


In any case, this publication is something every 770-series TP owner should
have. Thanks for bringing our attention to it.



Mendel