[ltp] Problem with an A31p

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:20:02 +0200


On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 14:59:48 +0200, Frank Fiene wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 11. August 2005 14:43 schrieb Tino Keitel:
> > On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 13:47:11 +0200, Frank Fiene wrote:
> > > I have a problem with my old A31p.
> > >
> > > X is looking very ugly from time to time! If this happens and i try
> > > to switch to a text console, this is looking like a chess board in
> > > red/black!
> > >
> > > Can anyone help? Any physical contacts corrupt or the graphics
> > > hardware?
> >
> > Does it change if you press on different places at the botom of the
> > case?
> 
> Yes. Sometimes it is gone, if i press somewhere on the case.

Uhhh...

> 
> > Does it also occur with the VGA-out? 
> 
> No idea, to test this i have to take it to the office. :-( This is my 
> wifes notebook! ;-)

If this is the case, I guess the mainboard is broken. My A30 is also
broken.

Regards,
Tino