Toshiba LCD

UncoCow · 10-29-2002, 01:33 AM

OK I have an old toshiba laptop with an active screen... it's an OK screen and i thought I could see how it went (although it's a bit big for my setup...) Anyway i pulled the laptop apart and obviously it is a different plug

Can i get an adapter to plug into a VGA port or do i need to buy a PCI controller? Or can i wire those wires into a normal VGA plug that i pull off another monitor? I know people must have done it so any help would be appreciated

here's a picture of the plug:

Thanks in advance,

David

Charliey · 10-29-2002, 05:05 PM

It will require some type of PCI driver card. i dont know much about selecting what card you need, but i do know they cost about $150-$250, so its not cheap to get it running. Plus you need to track down the needed driver information.

do a search of the forum for pci lcd driver cards, theres been lots of information posted about them in the past.

UncoCow · 10-29-2002, 07:09 PM

Thanks for the info......

forget that idea then

was only going to be a temporary solution until I got a vga lcd (like the xenarc)

Charliey · 10-29-2002, 07:43 PM

IF you still have the laptop together one thing that you could try, if the laptop has eithernet, is get vnc, and you can use the laptop to remote controll a desktop. it will show the desktops screen on the laptop, although it wont be a very refresh rate.

UncoCow · 10-29-2002, 08:16 PM

yeah it has a 100mbps ethernet card in there

and i can get it back together pretty quickly... i suppose that is one temporary solution because i could just have a network cable goin to the laptop under my seat or something that i pull out when i wanna use it... solves the mouse and keyboard problem too

Cheers mate

Charliey · 10-30-2002, 05:14 PM

heres the link for VNC:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

Its a very very small client for remote controlling computers, its freeware, and it doesnt have any ads or anything.

UncoCow · 10-30-2002, 05:29 PM

Cheers mate I'll check it out!

TDMP3 · 10-31-2002, 07:08 AM

can u post the model No of the lcd?
by the looks of the plug the screen accepts a lvds signal. most matrox video cards have a lvds controler chip onboard and i have successfully solderd streight onto the chip and got my screen working...

UncoCow · 11-01-2002, 02:49 AM

it's a toshiba 300CDT..... i haven't tried it for ages but last time i checked it had dead pixels... so i don't really want to buy anything very expensive to get it working - was only going to be temporary.... I think i'll just invest in something like the Xenarc...

I want VGA, don't want to have RCA stuff.... and i want touchscreen - looks like the xenarc is my only option?