Re: [NTLK] Dead 2100 touch screen ?

Le 29 mars 2008 à 23:47, Ernest Smith a écrit :

> There would be no missing this. The damage would be a physical
> severing of the ribbon where it wraps around the top of the case near
> the port door.

Definitely not damaged in my unit then.

> It is most peculiar to have total failure of the touch screen. The
> foam under the ribbon at the contact with the logic board has been
> suspected in some cases of jaggies, I usually turn it over when I get
> this deep into a 2100.
> This is a new problem, I hope it isn't age related.

Don't know. I happen to have a 2000 lying around, so I'll try and
install its screen in the 2100 case, just to be sure the touch screen
is really the culprit here, and not some failure with the ribbon or
(worse) the motherboard.

Thanks for the reply.

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