Hi Jeff, You don't have to pay anywhere near $300. There are lots of used screens on ebay. I saw one for my model for $30. According to what some people are saying it's not the screen or the connections when there are vert lines and no video (hard to believe it's not the cable, which is very rigid for a cable which needs to move every time you open and close the display).
Supposedly the display drivers can cause this. There is a very small board plugged into the main board which the LCD cables plug into. But how do I test to see which is bad? Seems like buying used parts may be the only practical way. I already separated the LCD housing, like a remote (as you said) -- Best regards, Bil Green PC 1000 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 760-924-1000 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, June 3, 2004, 5:04:44 AM, you wrote: IVS> Bil, IVS> Check all the cables to the display. If you have to replace the screen, look to spend over $300. I IVS> recently replaced on one an HP. Ordered the Compaq one for less. I think the display had a Samsung part IVS> number on the back. IVS> Do a Google search on the part number to find the cheapest. When I received this one, came with the lid IVS> and all. IVS> You can remove the screen from the housing by removing the screw covers, either plastic or rubber, from IVS> the front of the screen frame, around the screen...then the plastic frame will separate similar to a IVS> remote as mentioned in another post IVS> Jeff IVS> -- IVS> Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair IVS> 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 IVS> 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 IVS> www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net IVS> ----- Original Message ----- IVS> From: "Bil Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IVS> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IVS> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:09 AM IVS> Subject: [Techs] Toshiba LAPTOP - How to Disassemble? IVS> Toshiba Satellite Pro IVS> Model PA1230U XCD IVS> Laptop IVS> Can't get case to come apart (removed screws in all four corners) IVS> Just bought a used Toshiba laptop and as soon as I turn it on the only IVS> display is dozens of vertical lines IVS> Some very thin, all different colors. I figure it may be that the IVS> cable between the board and the LCD is defective. We work mostly on IVS> desktop PCs and haven't done any hardware repairs on laptops yet. IVS> I figure this is common (since the display cable must swivel every IVS> time it's opened). IVS> Any help is appreciated _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
