Hi, I have IBM ThinkPad T42 that is almost 3 years old. I have problems with my screens backlight. While you work, screen just goes black and it takes like 2-3 minutes to find a position, when you can continue working. Is it annoying!? Hell yeah!
The funniest thing is that I have already sent my laptop to IBM service twice to fix just this particular problem but they just CAN'T fix it!!! I've sent my laptop to IBM Service 30th March. Then in the end of April I got it back. Then I sent it again. Now i got it back and problem still remains.
So:
1) This backlight issue caused be 2 month without laptop and I have still no idea if they will manage to fix it
2) During 3 years my laptop broke down 5 times so far and everything was replaced, except for screen. Looks like now its his turn.
3) In Sweden there are 2 IBM repair service: PowerMill and NovoNordic. NEVER send you laptop to NovoNordic - I guess it's just a bunch of students who has no idea what the computers are.
4) I do really like IBM for it's design. But think twice or even three timese before buying one of these
5) My friends, who has same or similar laptops never had any problems with them, but my T43 is just total crap. For the 25000SEK you get yourself really nice laptop that you need totally repair each half-year
The problem turned out to be with the LCD power inverter. There is a nice video showing how you can change it yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucaJA3...
Inverter for you laptop you can buy on Ebay for like 6$.
