From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 11:38:20 EST
There are some 770ED screens on ebay in the $150 range. It is super easy to
replace yourself!
IBM would charge you some obscene amount
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert W. King" <robert_at_wildweasel.net>
To: "ThinkPad List" <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Cc: "Greg Langham" <greg_at_ubh.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: 770ED backlight failure
> Hi Guys!
>
> I believe this problem was mentioned here some time ago, but I didn't save
> the messages that dealt with it. When I fired up my 770ED ThinkPad this
> morning, I got a brief (a couple of seconds) shot of rather reddish light
> from the backlight of the LCD display. Then zip.
>
> I've hung an old VGA CRT on the laptop for a temporary 'get me by'
display,
> but obviously, that's not a satisfactory replacement for the long term. Of
> course, the warranty on my 770ED has long since run out.
>
> Can anybody tell me whether it's worth my money, time and effort to send
the
> unit to EZ-Serve for replacement of the backlight?
>
> --
> Robert W. King
> I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver!
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