Thanks. I've never replaced a backlight - it doesn't sound fun.
Mitchell On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, backlight (CCFL) is failing. Although the backlight itself can be > replaced, it's somewhat of a PITA job, and you're much better off picking up > an entire LCD or a complete assembly on TPF or fleabay for $50 or so... > > Cheers, > > George > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mitchell Yee <[email protected]> > To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Nov 22, 2009 5:20 pm > Subject: [Thinkpad] ailing T42 - LCD display is biased towards red > > > > > Hello: > > > > Can someone give me a hint as to what is going on with a friend's T42 > > (23780-DUU)? > > > > The LCD display is fairly dim and the start-up screen for WinXP looks > > as if one is viewing through a red-tinted screen. > > > > The display was dark before I replaced the inverter with a new > > (supposedly) replacement. Plugging the T42 into a external display > > results in a normal appearing screen. > > > > Thanks, > > Mitchell > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
