I feel your pain buddy I think I have figured out the problem though but can't offer a solution.
This is a hunch so don't quote me. I think the graphics chip which is located under the keyboard and above the touch pad might not have...
I found my original thread with all the dismantled pictures of the tm8104 hope this helps some one and maybe it should be stickied
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread106939.html
This is a much needed thread that needs to stay alive. I along with many others are having similar problems with a flickering display on the tm1800 series. I dismantled mine a while back and took pics but it seems as though the thread...
something that used to work for me was to pull the battery off and power it on with out it. Give it a go it might work other wise I'd say it's likely your a/c cord and it needs replaced.
Good luck buddy
I'm having serious issues with my Tm8104. Most times I have the lcd screen flicker issue which is a pain in the a** needless to say to have to tap around by the touch pad to get the picture to come back. More recently the machine would...
I doubt very highly that they'd charge the $2500 that I paid for this thing. If I could my hands on those boards I'd do it myself. Just unfortunate to pay so much for this thing to have this kind of trouble with it. I still think I...
Well join the crowd mine does it too and me thinks it has to do with the battery. I was told when batteries start to go bad they can screw up your charging/power board. Mine also has a loose backlight connection somewhere the screen...
Well my Tm8104 has officially took a crap on me. There seems to be a loose connection to the backlight of the lcd somewhere. Also my battery is causing problems in the charging circuit so I guess I'll probably need to replace some...
I have a battery related issue too not exactly the same though. When I attempt to run on battery power it reads at 100% then a min later it shuts down with out warning. It happened suddenly after working perfectly for a year since Feb...