Hi all,
I posted this as part of another thread but just got one response (thanks anyways
) so trying my luck as a new thread.
I recently bought a Thinkpad X60 - 1709 model.. may be 6 months back. Sadly, a week back I accidently broke the lcd. I can see a big crack in the underlying LCD under the screen.
I cannot see anything on the screen now, even though it still lights up. I used an external monitor to check if everything else works and thankfully it does.
Also, unluckily, I didn't take any insurance plan when buying the laptop. I am sure its still under warranty, but not sure if thats of any help in this case.
Of course I don't want to throw the laptop like this. It would be really cool if I can myself replace the broken LCD (I think I can, if proper manual is accessible). Can anyone here offer some advice on how to go about it? Should I call up the thinkpad people and tell them about it? Will they offer replacement.. for some cost? I also found a google sponsored website called thinkpadservice.com which claims that they can replace any 12" lcd for $395. But I am not sure if I can trust these people. Anyone has any idea about them?
Screentek is selling the lcd for $435 (the part number matches with part numbers on the thinkpad site). Is that the only option?
Thanks alot!
I posted this as part of another thread but just got one response (thanks anyways
) so trying my luck as a new thread.I recently bought a Thinkpad X60 - 1709 model.. may be 6 months back. Sadly, a week back I accidently broke the lcd. I can see a big crack in the underlying LCD under the screen.
I cannot see anything on the screen now, even though it still lights up. I used an external monitor to check if everything else works and thankfully it does.Also, unluckily, I didn't take any insurance plan when buying the laptop. I am sure its still under warranty, but not sure if thats of any help in this case.
Of course I don't want to throw the laptop like this. It would be really cool if I can myself replace the broken LCD (I think I can, if proper manual is accessible). Can anyone here offer some advice on how to go about it? Should I call up the thinkpad people and tell them about it? Will they offer replacement.. for some cost? I also found a google sponsored website called thinkpadservice.com which claims that they can replace any 12" lcd for $395. But I am not sure if I can trust these people. Anyone has any idea about them?
Screentek is selling the lcd for $435 (the part number matches with part numbers on the thinkpad site). Is that the only option?
Thanks alot!
might want to send allrite the instruction as well - best of luck to both of ya ->allrite: 
