At 4/7/2010 02:14 PM, [email protected] wrote: > If your external monitor turns off along with the LCD, then it's definitely a > GPU issue.
On my T41, closing the lid switch turns off both the LCD and the external monitor....so, I would think this symptom would not rule out a lid switch problem. - TK >-----Original Message----- >From: Ted Wiseman <[email protected]> >To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]> >Sent: Wed, Apr 7, 2010 1:42 pm >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T43 screen out, China support befuddled! > > >On 4/7/2010 9:47 AM, Andrew Webber wrote: >> There's a thread "[Thinkpad] T43 screen rpair done, China!" started >> Mar 31 which I think is the follow-up. > >Thanks. In that thread Stuart reported they replaced the LCD and the cable. >His problem must have been different from mine, since on my T42 the display >turns off on the LCD *and* the external monitor, whether they're running in >tandem or separately. So it couldn't be the LCD, and if it were in the cable I >don't think it would affect the external monitor. > >If this is caused by the infamous T4x graphics chip solder fracture, as Chris >suggested, then it's yet another manifestation of that problem, in addition to >the other symptoms I've read about. > >On 4/7/2010 8:30 AM, Chris Schumann wrote: > > I've had a t41p that does this same thing. It had the reflow done once, > > then later developed this problem. I believe it could well be a video > > chip issue. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
