[Tfug] Swapping out a notebook's LCD?

[Ryan Cresawn]

On 10/11/08, Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu> wrote:
> So, I received my new thinkpad the other day.  I had a T40 and went up
> to a T42, so it's basically identical.  I just swapped out the hard
> drive and everything was the same.
>
> Well, almost everything.  I accidentally purchased a T42 with the
> 1024x768 resolution LCD rather than the 1400x1050 resolution.  The LCD
> is fine on my old machine, so I'm wondering if I might be able to swap
> them?
>
> I took apart the dead T40 and the LCD was pretty simple to remove (a
> few screws and had to disconnect on connector).  So, physically at
> least, I don't think that it should be a problem.
>
> Is there anything that I need to think about/research before going
> ahead with this?  Are there any problems that I'm not aware of?
>
> One issue that I am concerned with is that Xorg now probes the monitor
> for its maximum resolution and respects that setting.  Does anybody
> know if that information is stored in the LCD itself?  Or might it be
> outside of it?  (In which case, swapping out the LCD won't do me any
> good.)  (Also, just to stave off any confusion--it is definitely the
> monitor's resolution that's the limiting factor here, the built-in
> video card is capable of driving much higher resolutions.)
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Claude

Hey Claude,

Are the connection points for the LCD physically and electrically
identical?  If they are I say go for it and worry about X after it's
assembled.

Ryan