Display problem

Mijoda52 · 10-18-2006, 03:40 AM

Hi,
I just bought a used T21 Thinkpad and there is a problem with the screen. When you move the lid, there is a pink band that apears on the left side of the screen and sometimes, the screen goes all white!! I also noticed that putting pressure on the pointing device causes the screen to flash pink. Pressure on the keyboard in certain spots will also cause the problem. Any idea whay I am looking at to repair and is this a common problem with this model? Thanks.

donkey42 · 10-18-2006, 05:48 AM

don't worry, you don't need to spend a lot of money to fix this, just dismantle and look for a ribbon cable (going around the hinge) and remove it from its connector and reinsert into connector, i think you can just dismantle the hinge area

Mijoda52 · 10-18-2006, 05:56 AM

thanks for your help :)

10-18-2006, 03:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mijoda52 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Display problem Hi, I just bought a used T21 Thinkpad and there is a problem with the screen. When you move the lid, there is a pink band that apears on the left side of the screen and sometimes, the screen goes all white!! I also noticed that putting pressure on the pointing device causes the screen to flash pink. Pressure on the keyboard in certain spots will also cause the problem. Any idea whay I am looking at to repair and is this a common problem with this model? Thanks.

10-18-2006, 05:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
donkey42 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 46 OS: Kubuntu Feisty	don't worry, you don't need to spend a lot of money to fix this, just dismantle and look for a ribbon cable (going around the hinge) and remove it from its connector and reinsert into connector, i think you can just dismantle the hinge area __________________ Intel P4 3Ghz Ceder Mill, Corsair VS 1Gb DDR2 PC5300, Kubuntu (Feisty), NV Geforce 6200 (256Mb), Seagate HDDs, Foxconn P4M800P7MB, AC/97, Antec TP Trio 550W, AOC 7Vlr, Hayes Ethernet Router 15085 (i think)

10-18-2006, 05:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mijoda52 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 OS: xp	thanks for your help :)