[ltp] T60 white screen (internal LCD)

Paul Seelig linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:05:51 +0200


On 06/26/2011 04:25 PM, Jan Kundrát wrote:
> On 06/26/11 16:03, Paul Seelig wrote:
>> If it turns out that the mainboard is broken, i'd suggest to use this
>> opportunity to replace it with a suitable T61 mainboard, which would
>> give you the capabilty to use more than 3GB of RAM, and also some faster
>> 64bit capable CPU's with full virtualization support. ;)
> 
> That sounds interesting. Is there a list of T61 mainboards which are
> known to fit the T60 chassis?
> 
At least any 15" T60 chassis can be easily modified to host any T61 4:3
mainboard, as long as the 4:3 form factor is respected. Mainboards for
both 14,1" and 15,1" T60's are known to be interchangable as they share
the very same dimensions, so i guess this would also be possible for
your 14,1" T60 chassis.

It is a rather complex topic, and i'd suggest to take some time for
intensive lecture of the following resources:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=68248
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=51632
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=74413

You will also need a T61 cardbus slot (different connector) and a
suitable T61 fan. Also avoid any T61 nVIDIA board at any cost, as they
are know to die like flies due to a well know manufacturing fault of the
GPU (google for "nvidia bug T61"). The Intel X3100 integrated graphics
is enough for everything, unless you do games or CAD.