[Thinkpad] Dead A30

[Alex Austin]

I feel bad about this, because the machine belongs to a customer and they've
had it for less than a year. I know I was taking a chance in buying used
equipment, but...

Well, it has good RAM (512M), Good Modem/WiFi card, Good CNC Ethernet, Good
Battery, Good Display, Good Floppy, Good DVD-Rom. How much can I sell it or
parts for to recoup the costs of a new computer?

- Alex

On 4/24/07, Nguyen Dao < daongn at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> A30 is not worth fixing. Sooner or later the BGA video chip will have
> problem like this one. Move on and get another better one like T30 or T43
>
>
> *Alex Austin < circuitsoft.alex at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> I've already opened it up, and the only connectors I can find that could
> be
> loose go to non-critical things such as the display.
>
> I thought maybe a loose or corroded connection between the system board
> and
> power board, then found them to be one-and-the-same when I opened it.
> Since
> the whole computer is a single board, I'm not sure what connectors could
> be
> a problem.
>
> - A
>
> On 4/24/07, Colgrove, George wrote:
> >
> > Get the Hardware Maintenance Manual, a free day, a collection of good
> > tunes and some tools. I think your system may need a complete breakdown
> > and reassembly. I think your connectors have corrosion. The simple act
> > of pulling the connector off then reinserting it often fixes the
> > problem. But with a disassembly you can use pressurized air and perhaps
> > cotton swabs and alcohol to remove all foreign matter from the
> > connectors, plus a good vacuum of the parts to remove all the dust.
> >
> > If your machine works intermittently, this is likely the problem.
> >
> > George
>
>
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- Alex Austin
Circuitsoft Computer Services
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www.circuitsoftcs.com

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