From: Ken D'Ambrosio (kend_at_cisco.com)
Date: Thu Feb 03 2000 - 14:35:28 EST
One thing you might do (since it's out of warranty), *IF* you're handy
with screwdrivers and zillions of parts, is to reseat the video cable.
It requires a non-trivial amount of unscrewing, and remembering where
things go, but more than once I've seen it fix video problems that are
virtually identical to what you're talking about. If it weren't for the
fact that you're out of warranty, I wouldn't've even brought it up.
-Ken
P.S. I've never done this on a 770 before, so I don't know how that one
works -- but I doubt it's terribly different than other Thinkpads and
Toshibas that I've cracked open before.
On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Jeffrey D Grinnell wrote:
> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 14:21:26 -0500
> From: Jeffrey D Grinnell <grinnell_at_acunet.net>
> To: ThinkPad List <ThinkPad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Subject: Re: Video Strangeness on 770
>
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:10:27 -0700 (MST), Stuart Biggar wrote:
>
> >>
> >> I've got a factory refurbished Thinkpad 770 that I've had for over a
> >> year now. Aside from a bit of peeling paint from the palmrest area it
> >> has served me well.
> >>
> >> Recently, however, I've been experience random blanking of the display.
> >> The display will simply go black. I've checked my settings for the
> >> display under the power management and that doesn't seem to be the
> >> problem. The blanking of the display happens at random times anyway so
> >> I doubt it is related to the power management software.
> >I had a similar thing happen on my 770E (PII 266, 224 MB, 8 GB disk).
> >
> >I sent it to Easy Serv and they replaced the inverter board and the
> >CPU card. Seems to have cured the problem.
> >
> >
> >I called IBM and they set up a return to Easy Serv. They promised
> >4-5 day turn around but it was more like 10. My 770E does now work
> >like it should.
> >
>
> Thanks for the information. Argg...I just wish this was covered under
> warranty, but that ran dry a few months ago. (Why does everything
> break right AFTER the warranty expires?)
>
> I'll have to call IBM. Maybe this is a known defect and they'll be
> willing to service it for free though it's out of warranty. It's worth
> a call to find out anyway. Now I've got to track down the service
> number and all of my paperwork.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
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