Greetings, I'm currently dealing with a MA701LL/A A1181 EMC 2121 Late 2006 MacBook2,1. The screen has half a display, with the bottom half black. It's a solid separation, no graduations in the display.
The original problem (or so I thought) was that the screen was blank, with the ability to see some of the display when reflecting light off the top corner. Thus, I replaced the inverter. Reassembled, fired up the machine, only to get a flicker, then nothing. Upon moving the screen, there was a flicker, and again nothing.
I pulled the CCFL out, and indeed, the inverter does illuminate the bulb. I jiggled the LVDS cable at the hinge point, and indeed, I get a flaking out display. Peeling it open reveals broken hair like wires. Replaced the LVDS cable.. and now I get half a bloody display.
Did I just break the LCD? It's a Samsung LTN133W1-L01
The fact that there's exactly half (no, I didn't count pixels, but it's looking pretty much like half..) makes me wonder if there isn't some BS ground that I somehow missed on the bottom half of the LCD.
..When one pops the aluminium rim off the LTN133W1, there's a taped plastic tab, maybe 0.5" x 6" (ish). There's two little tabs that appear to be attached to the LCD and protrude out but are a part of the flexboard. WTF are these? The backside has a reflective surface, and in fact, is partly conductive. Is this the BS ground I'm looking for?! ..The rest of the housing for the display is plastic, and it appears that these tabs would wrap around to touch it.. But that doesn't make sense, as plastic isn't conductive. :/
Basically, I'm looking for l.a.rossmann, or the like! Much thanks in advance. I'm going for a walk, out in our perpetual winter land.
~Mike.
The original problem (or so I thought) was that the screen was blank, with the ability to see some of the display when reflecting light off the top corner. Thus, I replaced the inverter. Reassembled, fired up the machine, only to get a flicker, then nothing. Upon moving the screen, there was a flicker, and again nothing.
I pulled the CCFL out, and indeed, the inverter does illuminate the bulb. I jiggled the LVDS cable at the hinge point, and indeed, I get a flaking out display. Peeling it open reveals broken hair like wires. Replaced the LVDS cable.. and now I get half a bloody display.
Did I just break the LCD? It's a Samsung LTN133W1-L01
The fact that there's exactly half (no, I didn't count pixels, but it's looking pretty much like half..) makes me wonder if there isn't some BS ground that I somehow missed on the bottom half of the LCD.
..When one pops the aluminium rim off the LTN133W1, there's a taped plastic tab, maybe 0.5" x 6" (ish). There's two little tabs that appear to be attached to the LCD and protrude out but are a part of the flexboard. WTF are these? The backside has a reflective surface, and in fact, is partly conductive. Is this the BS ground I'm looking for?! ..The rest of the housing for the display is plastic, and it appears that these tabs would wrap around to touch it.. But that doesn't make sense, as plastic isn't conductive. :/
Basically, I'm looking for l.a.rossmann, or the like! Much thanks in advance. I'm going for a walk, out in our perpetual winter land.
~Mike.
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