Lcd related symptoms – IBM THINKPAD 760C/CD (9546) User Manual

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Error Message/Symptom

FRU/Action

Unresolved memory parity
error
Type (S)hut off NMI,
(R)eboot, other keys to
continue. Parity error
occurred. Cause
undetermined.

1. System Board
2. SO-DIMM
3. Optional Memory

(8MB or 16MB Board)

xxxxx

h Option ROM

checksum failure where

xxxxx

h is the starting

address of the option
ROM

1. Power-off, Power-on,

Retry

2. Peripheral Card

LCD Related Symptoms

Important

The TFT LCD of the notebook computers contain over
921 000 thin film transistors (TFTs). A small number
of missing, discolored or lighted dots (on all the time)
is characteristic of TFT LCD technology. Excessive
pixel problems can cause viewing concerns. The LCD
should be replaced if the number of missing or
discolored, or lighted dots in any colored background
is 21 or more.

Symptom/Error

FRU/Action

LCD backlight not
working, or

LCD too dark, or

LCD brightness cannot
be adjusted, or

LCD contrast cannot
be adjusted.

1. Reseat the LCD

connectors.

2. Inverter Card
3. LCD Assembly
4. Keyboard Card
5. DC/DC Card

LCD screen
unreadable, or

Characters missing
pels, or
Screen abnormal, or
Wrong color displayed.

1. See the preceding

important note.

2. Reseat all LCD

connectors.

3. LCD Assembly
4. System Board
5. Keyboard Card

LCD has extra horizontal or
vertical lines displayed.

1. LCD Assembly

No beep, power-on indicator
on, and a blank LCD during
POST.

1. System Board
2. DC/DC Card
3. Processor Card

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