Re: [TP701C] White-screen problem

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu Jun 18 1998 - 03:08:15 EDT

Gentlemen..
to remove the top cable, the keyboard needs to be removed..
for this job you'll need a T-1 torx driver..
this is some small i can barely see the tip..
the 4 screws are most difficult to replace..

sounds like the machine needs more than a top cable, which is not available except as an assembly..

Stephen A. Carter wrote:

> In article <199806180606.XAA05301_at_ritchie.loop.com>,
> Paul Khoury wrote:
> >Does the whole screen turn white, where you cannot see any other text?
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> At seemingly random times, the brightness rises over the space of one
> or two seconds until the screen is completely white -- nothing is
> visible except whiteness. It's as if the brightness were suddenly
> cranked to max.
>
> >It could be a cable
> >problem; I believe the cable is on the left middle of the display, when looking at it (it that makes sense).
>
> Yes, that makes sense. So should I start with the lid section, by
> removing the four Torx screws on the frame around the screen?
>
> >You could also try the flex cable in the machine, but that's not recommended (as I've
> >found this to be the HARDEST notebook to disassemble).
>
> Oh boy.
>
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