From: Frank Gruendel (newtontalk_at_pda-soft.de)
Date: Sat Sep 25 2004 - 04:55:44 PDT
> Well, I perhaps got a bit more brave than I should have gotten and
> attempted to replace the screen in my MP2100. Everything went well at
> first... Followed the excellent disassembly guide from the PDASoft
> web site. Went to test the new screen, and the backlight worked, but
> there is no image displayed. My first thought was that the display
> ribbon cable was not seated properly but I got the same result after
> reseating it. My next thought was that I purchased a bad display, so
> I went to plug my original one back in, and did not get any image
> either. Any ideas as to what else could cause the image to not
> appear? It's almost as though the contrast is completely too the left
> and too light, but I can't think of a way to adjust that without
> seeing the contrast slider.
Korbin,
for a start, make sure that the connector in which the white display
ribbon cable sits is properly locked. You need to push the two clips
at the sides of the connector towards the side where the card slots
are to do that.
If this isn't a problem, do a hard reset as outlined at the top of
my disassembly page. You will find info on how to save your data even
if the display isn't working on that page, too.
If this doesn't fix things, the last thing you could try is remove
both the mainboard and the display unit and connect them lying on
the table, i. e. not being in the case. You only need to connect the
display ribbon cable and the AC adapter, the rest isn't needed
for the Newton to power up. Check both the mainboard and the
display unit for things like small screws, soldering tin drops,
paper clips and other stuff that shouldn't be there.
If at that point the Newton is still stubborn, you are welcome to send
it my way and I will have a look at it. Looking, as usual, is free
for list members.
Frank
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