Laptop lcd to desktop lcd.

oldmandingus · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:08 am Post subject: Laptop lcd to desktop lcd.

Ok. I disassembled my IBM thinkpad R-40 and i was wondering if it is possible to hook up the LCD from it to my radeon 9250 . I was also wondering if their was a way to possibly splice the cable from a CRT monitor and connect them somehow with the laptop LCD. any suggestions?

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oldmandingus · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:10 am Post subject:

ps my video card has a dvi connection

Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

in short, no.

well...not that I know of.
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Xal · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:37 am Post subject:

Yeah, I wanted to use 2 old toshiba LCDs with my PC and ran into a load of resounding "not possibles" when I searched the web for it. AFIK it IS possible but would require you have a degree in electronics and know how to design curcuit boards. No simple fix I'm afraid.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

I've seen it done, a while ago. Guy added a 12" laptop LCD to the side of his desktop case, but it was a long, tedious process, and the guy was an engineer.
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sandness · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

Even with a degree in engineering, you'd be nearly SOL if you can't get a schematic of the R40 to find out what signal is carried on each wire on the ribbons. Otherwise, there would be a lot of guessing and testing involved (while hopefully not frying anything).
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Hoedizzy · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject:

I wanted to to a project like that years ago....Instead made a picture frame out of it.