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Posted by dk_ on June 12, 2007, 4:36 am
Please log in for more thread options There was no choice higher than 1024 x 768.
-Dennis
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> Did you try 1280x1024?
> Terry
>
> >I have an IBM A20m, 15" LCD displaying 1024 x 768, running Windows 98SE.
> >
> > The upper half backlight of the LCD is out. So...
> >
> > I purchased two complete display assemblies on eBay (got an exceptional
> > price). They both look like brand new. I installed one (I just replaced
> > the complete assembly), started the machine and the display did not
> > fill the screen. It is clear, but the is a black margin all around the
> > active area of the screen.
> >
> > I checked the settings, and they were unchanged at 1024 x 768. I tried
> > 'screen expansion', function+F8, and that had no effect in Windows.
> >
> > What can I do to solve this (shrunken) display problem?
> >
> > If I disassemble the new 'lid', and my original 'lid', and then swap
> > just the LCD panels, would that solve the display size problem? And
> > would the connections in the lid be compatible?
> >
> > The new assembly even had the same flat cable and screw connector .
> >
> > The second IBM assembly that I bought, looks the same, (15"), but has a
> > slightly different flat cable connector (no screws). I tried it anyway.
> > The screen lit up, but didn't display anything.
> >
> > The first display that I purchased is also a 15" IBM assembly, but it
> > has one additional hinge on the case (that my original assembly does
> > not have or need), so I know that this new assembly was not exactly for
> > my machine. I did not disassemble the lid, but I could. I'm sure that I
> > can remove the hinge, if I disassemble the lid.
> >
> > Can I make this display work right?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Dennis
> >
> > --
> > Dennis Kessler
> > http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture
>
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