3 Nov
1997
3 Nov
'97
8:23 p.m.
On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Charles P. Hobbs wrote:
So, I have a working computer, but with a non-working
LCD. . .I'll need to
open it up and find out what's going on. Unfortunately, I've had little
success in opening the machine--I removed all four screws from the bottom,
but I still can't take the two halves of the case apart. Anything I'm
missing here?
The case is clipped together as well as screwed, and there are cables that
link the display and keyboard to the processor board.
You need to remove the 4 corner screws on the bottom (it sounds like
you've done this) and then pull the 2 parts of the case apart (fairly
hard), starting at the left hand side (the side with the BCR connector and
the modem switches). Then 'hinge' the 2 parts apart, taking care not to
damage the cables (26 way ribbon to the display, 2 bundles of wires to the
keyboard).
Display problems (assuming the rest of the machine works) tend to be
either the interconnecting cable/connectors or a loss of the -ve supply
rail. I have a technical manual (with schematics), and can look up the
fault tracing procedure for you.
Thanks in advance!
-tony