Saw this Lenovo W700 being offered on eBay for parts and repair...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie…
Here's the interesting part of the listing...
"You are bidding on a Lenovo Thinkpad type 2758 laptop computer. This computer has a part that is defective and i can not figure out what it is. Originally we thought the whole computer was bad but we hooked it up to an external monitor and got it to display on it. It would not display to the onboard LCD monitor so we sent off the video card to be repaired. We installed the card and now the computer does not display anything so I believe whoever I paid $70 to to fix it botched the job. Unfortunately my loss is your gain and i don't want to put any more money into it. Please understand this is being sold as is for parts and or repair and I do not know the condition of anything else considering I cannot get it to display. The motherboard does power on and the fans spin when the video card is removed. Cosmetically the computer is in great condition the top has some scratches but its a matte finish and does not show much. The inside is in excellent condition and the lcd screen itself shows no cosmetic flaws whatsoever. The Bottom has a windows COA code, but it has faded quite badly and is illegable."
- Anybody had any broad experience with problems and repairs in W700's, especially with vid cards and display issues?
- Going only by the quote above, do you think this likely to be simply a video card issue?
- Anything else come to mind?
- For someone bidding to acquire and refurbish, what do you think would be a reasonable estimate of the value of this item? [Note that it comes without RAM, Drives, etc.]
~ thanks for your answers ~|||This is a very nice machine - at least when it was in working order. I fear that there is a motherboard issue with the computer in which case it's a paperweight. I would not take a chance for $100 when you can buy a working one for that.
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