Problem with X1000, poss Video Issue, suggestions/ideas requested

[lmstr]

Hi All,

I think I have a similar problem with my X1000.  Its been working so great over the years, figures that I comment on it going strong in the forums and then it breaks!

Well when I turn it on all I get is a black screen, the LED lights for the HD/Power/Charging do come on.

I took it apart to ensure connections were good...
It came on later and it worked...but then the video started going a bit crazy and it stopped...

I figure its one of three things:

Video Card .. overheating maybe?
LCD Inverter (God I hope so cause they are cheap)
LCD panel (ohh no I have a 1920-1200 LCD too!)

Please let me know if you guys have some ideas on what the issue is!  I may buy a new/used video card.  The other option is buy an x1000 carcass that are on sale and see if I can get one working computer out of the parts.  The last option is take the video card off and try to see if I can jury rigg the card to stop over heating.

Comments and ideas would be greatly appreciated!

-Elliott

[lmstr]

After reading the Video Card issue thread I am 95% confident that it is my video card.  After attemping the 67Y technique (and letting my computer sit unaccosted for 24 hours) it now functions.  I haven't grabbed it and shaken it to near death, but I am running a video stress test to see if its overheating, or the card was just slightly unseated.

I intend to take the video card out and re-seat it with the suggested fixes, from the "keyboard off" view I can't tell if the video card is warpped, I'm hoping its not and maybe it just got slightly unseated yesterday when I took it on a trip.  The plastic portions of my case are really starting to degrade...super glue will be needed I think

I fully intend to try to keep this notebook up for a couple more years.  Though its lost most of its portable functionality, it is still a capable platform.  I'm looking at buying the Dell M1330 for my next PC, I really need the portability of a netbook with DVD capability...and battery life...seems like a lot of the PCs they are coming out with lately barely last 2 hours on DVD playback...