[ltp] intermittent video problem (770 tp)

[M. Leo Cooper]

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Charles E Taylor IV wrote:

> > A couple of days ago, the display momentarily distorted, then corrected
> > itself. A few minutes later, the display blanked out totally. I went out
> > of X, back to the console (ctl-alt-backspace), but there was no video
> > there, either. I rebooted, and lo and behold, the video came back at
> > the startup screen.
> 
> If the problem starts repeating itself, you might need to head back to
> Ebay and get a new screen/inverter.  I find that buying the whole
> Thinkpad top is simpler than trying to get a new inverter.  I had a
> Thinkpad 770X that did that.

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.

Thanks.


Mendel