13 Jul
1998
13 Jul
'98
3:21 p.m.
Well, the computer repair company I worked for used to do alot of LCD and
laptop repair. Alot of times the lines are either easy to fix problems w/
cables and little wire connectors, and other times they are just on their
way out ( i repaired servers and desktops so I never got to dabble :/ ) in
any case, a good place that does *VERY* reasonable LCD and laptop repair is
Matrix International, which i believe is www.matrixintl.com, or... I've
forgotten the phone #, but they are in Austin TX. they used to do flat rate
LCD repair for us for 125 a system.
-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Yowza <yowza(a)yowza.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, July 11, 1998 10:39 PM
Subject: LCD repair
OK, hardware gurus, how about some remote diagnostic
help: PowerBook 160
(my first and only Mac), a bunch of black vertical lines of varying width
on the LCD (different patterns on the two panels that make up the
display), but otherwise the display looks good (all the bits in the right
place).
Video RAM? LCD controller? Cable problem on the laptop side? Cable
problem on the LCD side? Bad LCD? Repair FAQ?
I have a volt meter, a logic probe, a fear of high current, but I enjoy
the occassional high voltage zap. What's my next move?
-- Doug