Comments on: I have 3 IBM ThinkPad T30 notebooks; they all have a common LCD related issue

By: david beatty

david beatty — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:02:06 +0000

9 month ago, i got the black screen on my IBM T40p and i replaced the inverter….still black. so i then carefully replaced the ccfl tube in the screen. worked fine for about 8 months and then i noticed the screen was getting pink. it then started working intermittently…now the backlight wont stay on, except 2-3 seconds after i open the screen. i just replaced the inverter and the problem still exists. is it possible that the ccfl is failing again? i thought that if the backlight comes on at all, than it is working. please advise, and i appreciate your help

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:04:13 +0000

I am hoping someone can help me out. I have an IBM Thinkpad Iseies Type 2611. About 6 months ago I replaced the screen because it went bad. Now out of the blue it has started acting up again. I have found that 75% of the time when I start it up the LCD screen does not work(No picture no nothing.) I hooked up an external monitor and that works fine. On ocassion if I hook up the external monitor as the computer is turning on the LCD screen on the thinkpad will come to life. Does any one have any ideas as to what could be causing this?

Thanks for any help…. Gary

By: Matthew Laubenstein

Matthew Laubenstein — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:28:38 +0000

I have been having the same problems as Ed, the last post on here. my touchpad scrolls (as does the red mouse button in the middle of the keyboard) but the mouse buttons have not been working. happened suddenly. tried searching for new drivers, reinstalled the device, etc (just like Ed) but nothing has worked. I am using an external mouse now but am wondering how I can get my thinkpad working correctly again. thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer!

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:29:47 +0000

Got a T30 toughie!

Neither the touchpad buttons nor the trackpoint click buttons can select anything in the Windows GUI. The
arrow key moves with the touchpad or the “red ball”
but nothing click selects.

Thought it might be a virus so tried to reinstall the OS only to find it happens even when reinstalling!
Must be hardware, the touchpad, the trackpoint, HMM!
Anybody heard of thing breaking down at bios level?
Tried enabling and reinabling both the touchpad and
trackpoint. NADA!

Don’t know if I can flash the bios because I think its
already the latest one.

Anybody seen this problem before? What did you do?
I have noticed that the touchpad and trackpoint are
completely separate pieces of hardware. BIOS maybe?

OK SAGES! What say ye?

Thanks in advance!

By: mike

mike — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:34:28 +0000

I have an IBM T30 with a bright spot in the lower right hand corner. I have a couple of dead T23’s but the LCD’s work. Will the LCD from a T23 work in a T30. They are both 14.1″

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:18:51 +0000

Hi Laptopfreak,

I have a m105 Toshiba Satellite and am experiencing a weird LCD problem. Little pieces of hair have worked their way under the screen and have proceeded to create oil smudges. They are setting behind the screen and are only visible when the computer is on. I’ve seen your disassembly guide for this model, but have not figured out how to take the LCD off to clean behind it. What do you suggest?

Thanks, Liz

By: Lenin R.

Lenin R. — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:29:48 +0000

Hello LTF, I need some help.
I have an IBM G40 laptop. Lately i had to rebuild the whole machine, unfortunately i couldn’t do it from the restore, so i installed a fresh XP Pro installation and download all the drivers from the web. However the dual monitor doesn’t work, it doesn’t detected the second monitor. I updated the BIOS, i ran two different drivers from IBM website, one for Video and the other one for Monitor management, but still doesn’t work… any ideas?

By: jim

jim — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:48:17 +0000

Hi,

I was wondering; any chance a 12″ XGA screen from an X20/21 or X30/31 would fit as a replacement for the screen in an X41 laptop? from what I gather its just a 12″ samsung XGA screen and these are all the same? including conector positions? (FRU P/N 92P6754 is what my kicked X41 was using)
Or do I have to get a X40/41 spacific screen?

Any advice apperciated.

By: Lorp

Lorp — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +0000

I have an IBM G40 laptop. Lately i had to rebuild the whole machine, unfortunately i couldn’t do it from the restore, so i installed a fresh XP Pro installation and download all the drivers from the web. However the dual monitor doesn’t work, it doesn’t detected the second monitor. I updated the BIOS, i ran two different drivers from IBM website, one for Video and the other one for Monitor management, but still doesn’t work… any ideas?

By: Worried

Worried — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:52:31 +0000

Dear LTF

I’m so sorry to trouble you, but I’m in a pickle. I have an old IBM X23 laptop. Sometimes when I turn it on, it’s fine for a bit and the screen flickers or garbles and after a few minutes goes black. I read about trying to re-seat the inverter. I downloaded the X23 service manual which gives a diagram on how to remove the screen but I’m a monkey’s uncle’s best friend’s sister if I can do it. I’m not a laptop techie. Have you ever tried to “re-seat” the inverter on an X23 and could perhaps guide me? I’m stuck at step one: removing the hinge covers. They’re supposed to twist up by the look of things.

I almost know what I’m doing. Almost!!

I’m sorry to bother you.