Dell 2007FPB compatible boards

[ckom26]

Hello, folks.
Please, forgive this dumb question but I own a 2007FPb whose logic board is FUBAR (really). Obtaining a replacement is not easy any more (or unreasonably expensive) so I was wondering if replacing the logic board with one from the same line (e.g. 1708FP or 1907FP) would bring it back to life. Are the resolution capabilities for each one "hardcoded" into the main GENESIS chip or auto-sensed and applied? Has anyone tried something similar?

[momaka]

I have not tried it before and only read a little bit on the matter... but I think the resolution capability is just programmed in the firmware. Now, as for weather the specific Genesis chip in the other, lower-end 17" or 19" monitors has the bandwidth capability to be pushed at higher resolutions, that I do not know. In any case, if you do take the logic board from one of the lower-sized monitors, you would need to make sure the LVDS signals going to the t-con board match the layout to that of your 2007FPb first... and then, perhaps by using a firmware dump from the 2007FPb or just the firmware IC itself (if it's compatible with the 17/19" boards) might make things work. But that's a very big IF... and really only a *thought* on my part. Someone more experienced might actually know more (and could hopefully enlighten us here.)

That said, post a high-quality picture of your original logic board, just in case. You never know if some other brand of monitor uses it or something very similar. I have a 20" Samsung (1600x1200 resolution) monitor that has a busted screen, but otherwise everything works on it. I kept it for this precise reason - in case I or anyone I know runs into such an issue and needs a mainboard and/or other parts.