Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:36:48 +0000
From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing 70CT LCD
Hey TD...
I loaded that dispmode.exe file onto the 70CT, but got an error when
launching it saying that it was "Unable to open vdisp.vxd".
Tried to check around the net for the utility and .vxd file and only came up
with http://www.dvelectric.com/main.html that was a multimedia site
advertising something called "Display Mode Xtra". I wasn't sure if that was
the same beast or not. Any suggetions? Is that the utility, and just what
is dispmode.exe's function?
>From: �TechnoDragon� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> It can be bad but you won't actually see anything. I got lucky with
>mine and could se teh fried chip, but most times when a chip blows you'll
>see no visible damage.
Right... I always try to find evidence of damage to help zero in on where to
start the process of fixing these beasts... but I've yet to see anything on
any of the systems I've worked on. I looked and looked at one system's MB,
but saw nothing. After I replaced every other component with known working
parts and still had the problem, I noticed the system always worked when it
was warm and would continue to work warm. But try to boot it cold, and
nothing. We ended up heating it up with bulbs and heaters to get it to
work. I suspect there was a hairline fracture in the MB... or some heat
sensitive compenent that was being fussy.
>I thought that the 70ct's already had a 120mhz cup.
I was referring to my old 50CT. Some of them came with underclocked P120
CPUs back when.
>Sheesh! Some day laptop companies will design their laptops to have 0 user
>serviceability and in order to open them up one'll have to have a special
>$500 tool to open it.
> Blah!!!
Heh... ever try to fix something under the hood of the average car these
days!! :-P
Matt
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