Posts by [NFO]N0S

Quote: Originally Posted by Thunder_PC I've yet to see any that had to get resoldered. I have only personally handled 7-8, but they were all simple bad connections at the harness that needed to tightened in order to...

Quote: Originally Posted by runcool I think all of us that do have this issue should get together and sue compaq. :-D They make sure that it isn't documented at all on their website so they get extra profit when it goes...

Quote: Originally Posted by xLiquidx Yes, they did. You can read about my situation here. very cool! you are kinda lucky, from what i have heard, having a couple dead pixels is within factory specs

Quote: Originally Posted by DogsoverLava Yes I see the faint image under light. Where is the inverter located? it is in the lcd assembly. just remove the screw covers on the front lcd bezel. be careful when...

most factory heatsinks use crappy thermal paste or a pad. whenever im working on a unit, i always remove that crap and put on artic silver thermal paste. it works wonders! some systems come in with over heating issues, and wa-la the...

Quote: Originally Posted by xLiquidx Actually, I had it fixed directly through Toshiba on their dime. The nearest service center was too far away from me to do it that way. did they replace the screen?

Quote: Originally Posted by khmer6 yeah, working perfectly fine before. does anyone know where to find a diagram for the board? im sure there is something on HP's site, but they might charge money

Quote: Originally Posted by thelight Sorry for my ignorance but what is a BGA chip / logic board? im sorry. bga is the video chip and logic is the motherboard. just terms us component level technicians use...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thunder_PC Exactly why I said loose inverter wire as opposed to bad inverter. Its actually not even a cold solder on them. It is just a poor connection at the harness for the wires. Most can...

Quote: Originally Posted by clampy u mean any hard drives that ARE sata will not work? the connector will not plug into a SATA hard drive in this particular situation