[ale] [OT] Sad Day - Thinkpad Dying...

[Robert Coggins]

It is the card.  The same issue happens on an external monitor.

On 6/18/11, Bob Kruger <bkruger at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Is it the video card or the screen backlight?
>
> Have you hooked it up to a stand alone monitor and checked the ouput?  If
> you are getting good output on a stand alone monitor, I don't think its the
> video card.
>
> On E-Bay, replacement screens run about $85.  If its just the backlight,
> about $30.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Robert Coggins <ale at cogginsnet.com>
>>Sent: Jun 18, 2011 12:34 AM
>>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
>>Subject: [ale] [OT] Sad Day - Thinkpad Dying...
>>
>>Hey All,
>>
>>I have a Thinkpad T61 that I LOVE...  The video card seems to be dying
>>on it.  I know it is a long shot but do any of you have an old one
>>laying around that I might be able to scavenge for parts?  Do you guys
>>have any other suggestions?
>>
>>The video card in it is a nvidia quadro nvs 140m.
>>
>>Anyway.  I know I am probably out of luck but I thought it would be
>>worth a try.
>>
>>Rob
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