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    Display/graphics card issues

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jcsny, Mar 5, 2012.

  1. jcsny

    jcsny Newbie

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    Hey Everyone,

    I did a search and read the sticky and didn't find anything related to what I'm about to ask. I have a T410 and out of nowhere started having display issues, which I'm pretty sure are due to a messed up graphics card at this point. I plugged it into an external monitor and there was no display, however everything else seems to still be working. I've had this laptop for 18 months now and didn't purchase an extended warranty because I thought it would have easily lasted me much longer since my previous laptop was a 7 year old Gateway that I used similarly and still runs, in fact it's the computer I'm using now.
    I don't know how it happened since it was working perfectly fine the day before, my question is at this point, if it is the graphics card, NVS3100m, is it still possible to repair/replace at a reasonable price or would I just be better off buying a new PC? Are there any possible cost effective ways to repair it?

    I copied and pasted my parts lookup below and will try to get a picture up of what the display looks like. Thanks in advance for any and all help that anyone might be able to provide.




    57Y6201 60Y5731 CPU2.40GHZ Yes
    60Y3206 60Y3207 FRU MDC Yes
    60Y3481 0000000 NZ1 512MB HYB5:SYSTEM PLANAR No
    60Y5846 76Y2253 W7HP64 US Yes
    71Y3505 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS No
    75Y4763 75Y4057 PLN 512 Yes
    93P5654 93P5655 T410 WXGA+ Yes
    0A33230 - - Yes
    41R0625 55Y3713 2GB DDR3 Yes
    42T4426 42T4427 ADAPTER Yes
    42T4796 42T4911 LGC 6cell / 2.6Ah-dual Yes
    42X4525 0000000 - Yes
    45N2106 45N2141 KBD USE Yes
    45N7036 0000000 ML320S-250:HARD DISK DRIVES - ASSEMBLIES No
    45N7284 45N7285 HDDS 250GB Yes
    45N7452 45N7453 RAMBO6 OP Yes

    edit: It turns out that my external display is working, reason I thought it wasn't working was because initially I thought it might be a software issue so I reformatted and didn't update display drivers. I've heard though that just because the external display is working doesn't mean anything because they use separate feeds, does that mean it might just be a connector and not the display? And if so how can I check?
     
    jcsny, Mar 5, 2012
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  2. jcsny

    jcsny Newbie

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    bump... any help please?? I think I narrowed it down to the cable that plugs into the LCD, I tried finding the part number but haven't been able to, does anyone know what the part number or name for that cable is called?
     
    jcsny, Mar 9, 2012
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  3. Thors.Hammer

    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not clear on the issue. The laptop LCD panel works but an external LCD panel doesn't via the T410 VGA port?
     
    Thors.Hammer, Mar 10, 2012
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  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    does the displayport on the Thinkpad work? also is this an switchable optimus graphics card model?
     
    lead_org, Mar 10, 2012
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  5. darthhen

    darthhen Notebook Geek

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    jcsny,

    Based on your "edit" saying the external display does work, you don't have a problem anymore right? The feedback, or handshake I'll call it, is embedded in the DP interface. So if you're seeing stuff on your external monitor, I think you're good to go. Nothing else to worry about.
     
    darthhen, Mar 10, 2012
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