[SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?

[Mark Deibert]

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--- Gary Borgen OLD <gary.borgen at verizon.net> wrote:

> > we bought a u40 screen on ebay but even with original cables
> > from the u40 it only turns blue/black not white (same part number as our
> > original), any thoughts?
> 
> I tried to buy a couple of LCD displays on ebay, that I thought would be 
> compatible with the U40 ATI Cards and cables.  I never had any luck.  I 
> could get partial displays and torn displays, but was never able to get it 
> to work properly.  There are so many different LCDs available and all of 
> them seem to be different in their interfaces.  You really have to match the 
> exact LCD to get it to work.
> 
> My guess is that the backlight or inverter on yours is no good, or the 
> mosfet power switch on the video card is fried.  Try connect it up again and 
> use a flashlight, pointed at the screen at an angle, to see if the display 
> is working.
> 
> Here is the info on he U40 video cards I have:
> The part number for the the U40 ATI Video Card is:  910120001 REV A
> They list a copyright date of 1999 TADPOLE-RDI
> Serial Numbers I have are S/N T144250-105 and S/N T144440-008
> These do not have the 10 pin motherboard connector by the 13W3 back video 
> connector.
> They have one black (video - CON4) and one white (backlight - J3) connector, 
> back to back, pointing left and right on the back of the card.
> One of them works completely, the other has color issues.  I would trade the 
> working one for a creator card if you have one.
> 
> > Christine from tadpole said they will work? but we
> > can't seem to get it to be different, do you have  a part number for the 
> > ATI
> > card for the u20 that did work?
> 
> The U20 video card that I got working was:
> The part number for the the U20 CARNOT ATI Video Card is:  910116602 REV B
> They list a copyright date of 1997 RDI COMPUTER COMPANY
> The Serial Number I have is S/N T064589-911
> It does have the 10 pin motherboard connector by the 13W3 back video 
> connector.
> It has one black (video - CON4) and one white (backlight - J3) connector, 
> facing each other, pointing up and down on the back of the card.  There is 
> also a another set of pads for two more connectors on the back.  I have seen 
> these populated on some boards (this is the error I made before).
> The cable number on the compatible U20 LCD is RDI 930111801 REV A
> I don't see a part number on the Backlight cable.
> It is a 14" display.
> 
> > we also want to know what the search was
> > that you did to get the mainboard that we seem to not be able to find on
> > ebay?
> 
> That's a secret..... well ok, here is what I use:
> (sparcb*, ultraboo*, powerlite, tadpole, rdi, "(sparc not*)", "(sparc 
> lap*)", "(sun lap*)", "(sun not*)")
> -epson -projector -lamp -Lumen*
> Category: Computers & Networking, Sort: Ending First
> 
> Hope the above helps. 
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