Netvista still headless
I managed to acquire two things, which were sure to enable me to fix the broken Netvista X40 desktop:
- A Torx TP #8 screw bit (TP means ‘Tamper Proof’)
- A complete Netvista X40 with a broken power supply, but a working display
So, I happily set out to assemble one working, complete system out of these two siblings. Of course I first tested the display of the new system, and it showed the BIOS menus just fine, crisp and brightly lit.
I put the screws back in, the cover back on, connected all the cables, and booted up. Everything went just fine for about ten seconds, and then the display failed. It went dark and started flashing. Then it stopped flashing for about a minit, to give on last flash of death, accompanied by some strange buzzing noise (which I first feared was the hard drive).
So, this display is now just as bad as the other one. When this thing boots, it now produces some short flashes and then remains dark.
So there I was, now the owner of not one, but two headless systems.
Of which the first is now using a second-hand replacement head: I managed to cram in a (full-size) PCI video card in it, so it’s using an external monitor now, with some brackets plied, the cover removed and the hard disk bungling top-down at the back.
About time to start using the Torx bit, don’t you think?
Too bad the inverter module shows no visual signs of b0rkenness. There is a capacitor with some strange colors on, but I think they are simply made with a color marker. Also, there is a coil with a weird drop of glue next to it, but this too seems to be quite normal. Any suggestions as to what might be the problem are welcome…
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