Toshiba Satellite 5105 - Bad LCD Image

The external video's good.

The LCD image will not give a complete picture. The bottom third is either whited out or replicates the top third of the image. I most likely see a white or grey washout. This happened upon startup, too.

I replaced the LCD with another from a defunct 5205. This time, only the top third shows an image. The bottom 2/3 seem to be blacked out. Also, the Toshiba logo does not appear upon startup (perhaps that's because it's in the blackout area). I haven't verified the condition of the 5205 LCD. I also neglected to connect this laptop to external video when I used the 5205 LCD.

I'd like to know whether I can used the video cable from the 5205 on the 5101.

I also would like to know how to completely detach the palm rest from the bottom chassis. I've been reading the instruction provided by the sticky thread. I get stuck at the point where the palm rest has detached except for the "top" area around the speakers. Better yet, what cables should I detach before completely detaching the palm rest?

Once that's done, I plan to replace the video cable, but I also see what looks like a metal shield in the middle of the laptop. Any thoughts on addressing that, too?

Thanks for reading!

Vincent

 

Do you think you could link or post some pictures of this screen?

 

I think I'm posting these in chronological order:






I then rebooted to take this picture:


I thought I would also introduce a 5205. I thought everything works as expected, but there's a similar issue with the video:






I have yet to test the 5205 on external video.

 

Ribbons could be bad. I've had a laptop w/ a bad ribbon do that.

 

When you talk about the ribbon, do you mean the cable that connects the LCD to the ... motherboard? I'm thinking of the item featured in eBay Auction number 280203993928

Thanks for the reply!