[SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?

[Mark Deibert]

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/legacy-98me.html
--- Gary Borgen OLD <gary.borgen at verizon.net> wrote:

> Alicia,
> 
> Please email me your shipping address for the u40 ATI video card.
> 
> I plan on going to the post office tomorrow.
> 
> Gary
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alicia Ladd" <alicia at gosignal.com>
> To: "'SPARC-based Portable Workstations'" <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?
> 
> 
> > Gary,
> >
> > I have plenty of creator cards let me know where you want me to ship a few
> > and let me try your card, i did get one card working the other day it was 
> > a
> > rev c? wonder what the dif is i need to look into this more and try the
> > flashlight are you looking for a specific creator or any we have around, 
> > if
> > you have issues just drop it back to me and i will send more like i said i
> > have a ton of them, we are also working on an order that will require the
> > older creator cards, so lets get some out to you this week before I get my
> > inventory locked down (you know what I mean!)
> >
> > Thanks again, Alicia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sparcbook-bounces at sunhelp.org
> > [mailto:sparcbook-bounces at sunhelp.org]On Behalf Of Gary Borgen OLD
> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 6:16 PM
> > To: SPARC-based Portable Workstations
> > Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?
> >
> >
> >> 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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