Hi all,
The LCD screen on my X83 cracked, and I was able to find a replacement on eBay. There are a few things that worry me.
One, I did a Google search for a replacement screen, and I came up with an AU Optronics B141EW05 model number and manufacturer. I placed the order on eBay last night. Today, digging a little bit more, I find a different manufacturer/part number. This time I come up with 18G241406H14Q by LG. Are they the same part? Will the AU fit? They're both 14.1" LED backlit glossy 1280 x 800 screens.
Now, even if I did get the right screen, I have a problem. I tried to disassemble the laptop last night. Now, I havevtaken apart many laptops, Compaq, hundreds of Latitudes, IBM/Lenovos. and never had a problem. Well, the ASUS is different. I think I found all the screws, but the top and bottom of the base would not come apart. I can't find a manual anywhere online, which is hard to believe. I have always been able to find the service manual for every laptop I've ever had to work on.
I bought the X83 second hand off of eBay, and at first I loved it. Now, however, I am really starting to regret not buying the Latitude D620 I saw. The reason I went with the ASUS is the 512MB video card over the 256MB video card on the Dell, but now it doesn't seem so worth it. I still have my D610s that are six and seven years old, and I have had fewer problems with them over the past seven years than I have with the ASUS in the past four months.
Somebody, anybody, please help!
Thanks
The LCD screen on my X83 cracked, and I was able to find a replacement on eBay. There are a few things that worry me.
One, I did a Google search for a replacement screen, and I came up with an AU Optronics B141EW05 model number and manufacturer. I placed the order on eBay last night. Today, digging a little bit more, I find a different manufacturer/part number. This time I come up with 18G241406H14Q by LG. Are they the same part? Will the AU fit? They're both 14.1" LED backlit glossy 1280 x 800 screens.
Now, even if I did get the right screen, I have a problem. I tried to disassemble the laptop last night. Now, I havevtaken apart many laptops, Compaq, hundreds of Latitudes, IBM/Lenovos. and never had a problem. Well, the ASUS is different. I think I found all the screws, but the top and bottom of the base would not come apart. I can't find a manual anywhere online, which is hard to believe. I have always been able to find the service manual for every laptop I've ever had to work on.
I bought the X83 second hand off of eBay, and at first I loved it. Now, however, I am really starting to regret not buying the Latitude D620 I saw. The reason I went with the ASUS is the 512MB video card over the 256MB video card on the Dell, but now it doesn't seem so worth it. I still have my D610s that are six and seven years old, and I have had fewer problems with them over the past seven years than I have with the ASUS in the past four months.
Somebody, anybody, please help!
Thanks




















( I could probably buy a new laptop for less than the RAM...)