Hi folks. It's me again, the guy that seems to always need help... I've been quiet, since after my last adventure, where I somehow damaged my newly acquired 280c, I was pondering what I should do next. It seems that my experience as a Duo repairman/technician is slowly increasing, but at a somehow expensive price... So, what I did was to bid on a slightly damaged 2300c on eBay. Won it, $177, not too bad, considering the prices that were paid recently for a 2300c. Received it yesterday. It was working, but was obviously damaged on the right side by maybe a fall. The screen was loose on the right side, and the display cable was obviously damaged, as the picture was not always coming, and would go away easily. It had lost its 2 feet, and I later realized that the case stiffener was damaged on the right side, since the little part that has the threads for the screw, that sticks out of the stiffener, was missing. No big deal, I thought, since I was sure I could use my 280c case stiffener. But, other than that, everything was working very well. So, I brought back the little puppy and started working on it. The thing I initially planned was to simply swap the screens between my dead 280c and this new 2300c. But, after seeing how much larger the 2300 screen was, I decided to try to save it. So, my first idea was to swap the display cables. Unfortunately, as I found out, the cable, even though they almost fit and seem very similar, they're not the same. After powering up the 2300c, I quickly detected some smoke from the cable and saw a few wires in it starting to burn. No need to mention that I quickly unplugged the computer. I've then decided to see if I could somehow manage to get the broken cable to work until I would be able to get a new one. That was a no go. Not only that, but after trying to find where was the damage, and trying to twist it a bit, I think I did damage it even more. Now, the screen light, but no sound are coming, and I'm no longer able to get any picture, even with screwed up colors like it did before. Bah, it was already damaged, so, not a big loss. Then, I decided I would go back to my now "B" plan: swap the 280c screen onto the 2300c. Like I said, when I tried to fit the display cable from the 280c screen onto the 2300c screen, I had some problem fitting what appear to be some grounding in the screen's screws. When I did remove it, one of the grounding end did break. On the top of that, you need to remember that the cable was somehow "toasted" when I tried to use it with the 2300c screen. Anyway, that didn't work. The screen would come on, but then I was able to see somekind of a black "cloud" coming from the top right corner that would cover the entire screen after a few seconds. That was it for my 2 plans: repairing the 2300c screen, or swapping my 280c screen onto it. The 2300c screen failure was to be expected, since the seller clearly stated it. I could have had the 280c screen easily installed, if I had decided not to salvage the 2300 screen, but what is done cannot be undone... Oh, I alse discovered that my MiniDock seems to have suffer substantial damage from the short I accidently did last week. Before opening the 2300c, I tried to hook it up to the MiniDock, but when turning the 2300c on, I would hear the usual chime, followed by a failed hardware sound. So, that short did cost me a lot. And so, I'm there, sitting, waiting for a new 2300c screen display cable to arrive tomorrow, poundering about what I should do. I guess I'm kinda looking for some encouragements from this list. I did invest so far close to $500, and I haven't yet a working computer. But, in the end, if I can get that 2300 working, I think I'll be happy. If you have any suggestion, beside some sarcasms, let me know. If you have any encouragements, they're also welcome. 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