Re: [Thinkpad] Re: La-Z-Boy vs. R40 Collision - R40 loses.

T series (A20) LCD's can be had on Ebay for as little as $89.00 at last
count
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Meizlik" <bob@squakmt.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Cc: <sales@screentekinc.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Re: La-Z-Boy vs. R40 Collision - R40 loses.

> I'd like to publicly thank Robert at www.screentekinc.com 713-839-9640
> for letting me know that my A20M's LCD would work in my R40.
> He also had replacement LCD's in stock for $415 - by far the cheapest
price
> I have found, and certainly cheaper than IBM's $1075.
>
> The swap took a 1/2 hour of careful screwdriving, and works just great !
>
> Thanks, Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bob@squakmt.com>
> To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:46 PM
> Subject: La-Z-Boy vs. R40 Collision - R40 loses.
>
>
> > So, I'm sitting in my La-Z-Boy rocking recliner and lean forward to get
> out of my chair.
> > I hear a crunching sound and look down to see my laptop has slipped
under
> the corner of the chair. Oh-Oh !
> >
> > It looks just fine, externally. So, I open up the screen and find this:
> http://www.squakmt.com/Cracked.Screen.jpg . OUCH !!!
> >
> > So, I have an A20M sitting on the shelf that I never bothered to sell on
> EBay.
> > Will its screen fit into my R40 ? The FRU's don't match. But, we all
> know that doesn't always tell the tale.
> >
> > Here's the details of the FRU numbers from the respective Hardware
> Maintenance manuals. All advice (including fix/replace tradeoffs, and
> offers of parts) are appreciated.
> >
> > R40 2897-93U
> > LCD 14.1 in XGA
> > LCD Panel ASM 14 in (LG) 11P8283
> > LCD Panel ASM 14 in (Samsung) 11P8364
> > LCD Panel ASM 14 in (DBU) 92P6641
> >
> > A20 2628-4VU
> > LCD 14.1 in XGA
> > LCD Panel 14.1 XGA (DBU) 05K9578
> > LCD Panel 14.1 XGA (SAMSUNG) 05K9588
> >
> >
> >
>
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