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The laptops are also getting physically larger. I checked the other day and the 14" T420/430 are ever so slightly larger than my several year old 15" T61, with

The laptops are also getting physically larger. I checked the other day and the 14" T420/430 are ever so slightly larger than my several year old 15" T61, with the 15" T520/530 being quite a bit bigger. This matters because the T61 fits perfectly (just) in my favourite bag. A few years ago I also bought what were probably the last 1920x1200 desktop monitors. > sadly with a broken display backlight Check out the sticky post on notebookreview: http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/638662-thinkpad-sticky-must-please-read-before-posting.html http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/638662-thinkpad-s... You can enter you serial number and get the exact part numbers in order to get more, and then there are the hardware maintenance manuals which will tell you how to take everything apart. I've known people repair Lenovos very successfully this way. Your manual is here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-70068 http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/detail.pa... Or you could turn your laptop into a sunlight readable model like Tridge did: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cp5EpoVrLs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cp5EpoVrLs

ginko 14y ago
I've already attempted that. I've replaced the inverter and even the CCFL itself. Neither did help. Apparently there is a fuse next to the Bluetooth model on the mainboard itself that can blow. In that case the only option is to either solder in a new one or replace the mainboard as a whole. None of them are really options for me. I currently keep on working on the laptop using the docking station and have an eye out for a possible replacement. I guess that's also part of my current frustration with the new Thinkpad lineup.