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Rats. I guess my ID skills aren’t as good as I thought they were! I’m glad you got it sorted regardless - I’d try reseating that LB to display cable if you haven’t already, there’s a chance it’s loose at the logic board side. Either that, or it’s just damaged.

no clue, someone else will have to weigh in.

For voltage you should be able to measure off the connector/cable on the inverter board

Cable or screen issue. Try reseating everything inside, they’re pretty prone to connection issues.

Except the 150 is IDE, but same deal. I’ve actually only had that error on IDE systems anyway.

Is it instant or does it try to start, display the normal screen, then do it? I don’t recall exactly - but I think that’s hard drive related. I’ve had a very similar one before that was nearly all 0s when something got really messed up with the hard drive. Disconnect the drive and see if you get...

Nope. Same deal, you can do it but it won’t look quite right without the STN film that isn’t made anymore.

MikeatOSX - what damage are you dealing with? Is it cracking near the hinge mounts, or did the stacking cause damage elsewhere?

How many was it? Stacking too many could pressure damage or crack the screen, but it shouldn't cause those stress cracks above the hinge mounts. That will only from opening/shutting the lid. I store all my laptops on their side on a set of shelves. They might pick up a few scratches from time to...

It definitely wouldn't hurt to relubricate them. Of the three I've dealt with, two were substantially stiffer than the third. It doesn't matter how loose the hinges are though - it will still crack, just a little slower. Unfortunately, the process of reinforcing one of those panels is a MASSIVE...

The 1400cs and 1400c rear display housing should be the same part. Keep in mind though that your intact housing will form the exact same cracks if nothing is done to reinforce the plastic.

I'm pretty sure that isn't a Sharp. There's a small, small chance that it's the rare Hosiden panel, but it's probably a Toshiba.

Would you be able to link the auction or post a photo from it showing the screen? Depending on how good the photos are, I can ID whether it's a Toshiba or a Sharp. The Sharp has a glossier appearance.

Did you verify that it also had the Toshiba display in it? If it isn't that panel than it won't swap.

Caps are ruled out then. It's either the panel itself or a connection somewhere.

If there's evidence of a liquid, the tracks in question are likely broken and not just dirty.

That definitely appeared to be an active matrix screen. If it's a 540c, it almost certainly is. Someone COULD have swapped a 520c panel in, but that's extremely unlikely. The screen in that unit should either be a Sharp LQ94D041, a Toshiba LTM09C017, or a Hosiden LCD without a model number...

Membrane keyboards are extremely difficult to repair, if possible at all. I'd recommend just waiting for a keyboard to show up, I'm sure you'll be able to find one eventually.

Ugh, yes, it is. It really sucks, because you can't get the right film to repair those. TFT Color displays can be fixed but passive matrix can't. You can sort of fix them, and they will work with the film you CAN get, but they won't look quite right. The only storage practices I know of are to...