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T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue

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T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue

#1 Post by erofbi » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:38 pm

Hi all,
I have a very annoying problem with my T500 WSXGA+ screen.
Its brightness flickers continually and, after some time it is on, the bottom-left part of the screen becomes purple.
I changed the driver of the screen, since I thought that it was the source of the flickering but without any success.
Can I deduce then that it is the screen that has a problem or there are other components that I have to take into account?

Thanks very much for your help.

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Re: T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue

#2 Post by richk » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:46 pm

It sounds like the screen and not the software. I am guessing that the backlight is nearing death.

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Re: T500 WSXGA+ screen flickering issue [Solved]

#3 Post by erofbi » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:56 pm

Yes richk,
it was the screen. I replaced it with a new unit and everything went fine.

P.s. For driver I meant the backlight driver, i.e., the LCD inverter.

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