Re: Gateway FPD2185W Washed out / White

Out of the 5 that I had, I replaced the caps on 2 and was able to salvage them.

The only problem I had with the other 2 semi-working units was that the screen was a very washed out white color. I wish I could get them working, they are fantastic units.

Re: Gateway FPD2185W Washed out / White

Well, I ordered some sample 24lc02 eeproms and swapped them out on one of the video boards. No change.

The problem is that I can see video displayed, I just looks like the backlight is badly bleeding through. Everything is washed out and somewhat inversed.

Any help would be great! Thanks!

Re: Gateway FPD2185W Washed out / White

I replaced the saxons, and they work fine. If the only problem with this is the
24lc02 eeproms, can I just exchange them out with another good chip? Or could they just be removed?

Picked up 5 of these beauties off of craigslist and was able to salvage 3 by replacing the Saxon GF 470uf25v caps with some locally purchased rubycons on the power supply/inverter board.

The other 2 have the same issue: Screen powers on and I can see the gateway splash screen, but it's like the backlight is on full blast. The entire screen is washed in a white/grey color. I can get to the menus but nothing can be changed. Any ideas?

I can post pics of any parts from one of these screens.