Congratulations! BTDT, but on an HP. I think I would buy a complete shell laptop and transfer the drive and memory next time though - - much less fiddly work though more money.
On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Dieselvolk, > > During a Series of Unfortunate Events, the screen on our main home laptop > was cracked. Major bummer. Lenovo Thinkpad T420, bought used on a > recommendation from someone on the list (Rick?) and it was much loved. > > When the screen was broken, I immediately researched the part number for > the LCD screen and ordered a used assembly on Ebay. Thinking I'd be > clever, I ordered the entire screen assembly (hinges, bezel, integrated > camera, as well as the screen panel itself) but I bought a screen from a > T420S. I was hoping that I could swap the entire assembly vice taking the > whole thing apart down to the LCD panel itself. Wrongo, T420S screen has > different hinges and different cable connectors, that wasn't going to work > on my T420. > > Ended up taking everything apart down to the panel, swapping over the cable > from old panel to new, and then putting it all back together. > > Hurray! No screws left over, and it works! > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
