Installing a New Display Assembly
When installing a new display, you must make sure to set the DIP switches on the video PCA to match
the particular display assembly.
Caution
Setting the DIP switches improperly could damage the display assembly.
1. Find the manufacturer of the display: this is shown on a label attached to the display assembly.
2. Find the display's manufacturer and model in the table below, and set the DIP switches on the
video PCA as shown.
Model
Hitachi 15.0-in TFT SXGA+
Hitachi 15.0-in TFT XGA
UNIPAC 13.3-in TFT XGA
CPT 14.1-in TFT XGA
IBM 14.1-in TFT XGA
LG 15.0-in TFT XGA
UNIPAC 14.1-in TFT XGA
LG 13.3-in TFT XGA
LG 14.1-in TFT XGA
IBM 15.0-in TFT SXGA+
CPT 15.0-in TFT SXGA+
Model
Samsung 14.1-in TFT XGA
Hitachi 15.0-in TFT XGA
UNIPAC 13.3-in TFT XGA
CPT 14.1-in TFT XGA
IBM 14.1-in TFT XGA
LG 15.0-in TFT XGA
UNIPAC 14.1-in TFT XGA
LG 13.3-in TFT XGA
LG 14.1-in TFT XGA
HannStar 15.0-in TFT XGA
CPT 15.0-in TFT SXGA+
2-20
Removal and Replacement
Table 2-8. Motherboard Video DIP Switch Settings
for Technology Code GE Models
1
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
Table 2-9. Motherboard Video DIP Switch Settings
for Technology Code GD Models
1
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
HP Omnibook XE3 (Technology Codes GE and GD)
2
3
4
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
ON
2
3
4
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON