hello all...
i recently purchased a new (pulled) LCD for my HP pavilion ZT3050US notebook, the old one is damaged and not covered under warranty.
i have tried contacting HP for advice, as well as the manufacturer of the LCD, but no-one seems to be able to offer any sound advice or direction!
so here's the deal: i'm not a tech of any kind, but found that replacing the screen is actually quite simple, so i prefer to do it myself if at all possible.
old screen is a Samsung LTN154X1-L02
new screen is a Samsung LTN154X1-L03
both the vendor and the manufacturer insist that the two screens are compatible and exchangeable, but when i installed the new screen (L03) it simply doesn not work, remains black.
HP contact 'theorizes' that there is a switch on the motherboard that i need to reset. the local HP service center tells me i need to purchase the *exact* same model number of LCD (through him of course, at 4 times as much $ as i paid for this screen), that the L02 and L03 are not compatible. the vendor refuses to accept the new screen as a return because his sources tell hiim the two screens ARE compatible, he insists he did NOT sell me the wrong screen.
so, having little experience in this sort of thing, i can't know for sure of course, but at the Samsung website this screen is listed generically with specs without any of the -L01, -L02, -L03, -L04 suffixes, so i am presuming that they are all interchangeable.
ah, just hoping someone here can help me please.....anyone???? how can i install this screen and get it to work?
many thanks and kindest regards to you all,
carma
i recently purchased a new (pulled) LCD for my HP pavilion ZT3050US notebook, the old one is damaged and not covered under warranty.
i have tried contacting HP for advice, as well as the manufacturer of the LCD, but no-one seems to be able to offer any sound advice or direction!
so here's the deal: i'm not a tech of any kind, but found that replacing the screen is actually quite simple, so i prefer to do it myself if at all possible.
old screen is a Samsung LTN154X1-L02
new screen is a Samsung LTN154X1-L03
both the vendor and the manufacturer insist that the two screens are compatible and exchangeable, but when i installed the new screen (L03) it simply doesn not work, remains black.
HP contact 'theorizes' that there is a switch on the motherboard that i need to reset. the local HP service center tells me i need to purchase the *exact* same model number of LCD (through him of course, at 4 times as much $ as i paid for this screen), that the L02 and L03 are not compatible. the vendor refuses to accept the new screen as a return because his sources tell hiim the two screens ARE compatible, he insists he did NOT sell me the wrong screen.
so, having little experience in this sort of thing, i can't know for sure of course, but at the Samsung website this screen is listed generically with specs without any of the -L01, -L02, -L03, -L04 suffixes, so i am presuming that they are all interchangeable.
ah, just hoping someone here can help me please.....anyone???? how can i install this screen and get it to work?
many thanks and kindest regards to you all,
carma