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8887 Flickering LCD Problems

post #1 of 8
11/24/04 at 3:50pm
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Anyone have any ideas on this (help appreciated, thanks):

8887 lcd screen starts to flicker dramatically consistently after about 10-15 minutes of runtime. Seems to stop when I unplug the charger, but my battery is toast so it will only run about 5 mins on battery. I plug the charger back in and after a few minutes it will start to flicker again:

Anyone have a problem like this?

Any guesses:
Faulty charge adapter?
Problem with the battery being shot causing out of spec voltages?
Problem with the LCD? Or with the video card?

Thanks for your help!
JP
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post #2 of 8
11/24/04 at 4:01pm
Mine was doing the same thing. It's part of the LCD called an "inverter". Sager had to replace mine. And a few other people have had the same experiences.
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post #3 of 8
11/24/04 at 10:45pm
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Was it under waranty for you? Mine is out of waranty. Any idea of cost to replace?

Thanks,
JP
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post #4 of 8
11/26/04 at 3:40pm
yeah, is it possible to buy the inverter and replace it myself?
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post #5 of 8
11/26/04 at 9:03pm
Mine was under warranty, so I have no idea how much it'll cost. I would highly doubt they'd let you install it yourself *IF* it was under warranty as users opening stuff up voids the warranties. But if it's not under warranty to begin with, it's worth asking them. Keep in mind I have no idea what's involved though.
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post #6 of 8
11/28/04 at 4:35pm
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Anyone have an idea of how much this part costs and wether it is hard to replace?

Any other ideas on causes?

Thanks,
JP
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post #7 of 8
11/28/04 at 4:55pm
Send Sager or your reseller an email. They'll should be able tell you/find out for you. As with all hardware, sometimes there's a miniscule fault during production that simply takes time to work it's way out. It happens.
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post #8 of 8
12/31/04 at 12:45pm
Hey JonnySucrose,

I would like to know what you found out about replacing the inverter yourself. I am also experiencing LCD problems, and would like to try a self repair.

Thanks!
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