I recently ebayed a Powerbook 520c its currently working fine running system 7.5 and it has 12MB of ram and a currently working IBM 172MB HD my question is this Since the PB 520C is passive matrix I took a look at my Toshiba T1960CT laptop and thought maybe I could use its screen (it is active matrix no dead pixels or any other defects)
both panels are same size same resolution both made by sharp have the same connectors for the inverter and LCD data plug. I did try it and it stopped powering on when I did that so I put the passive matrix display back in the powerbook and back to working OK so, do I need the display data cable from a powerbook 540c or is the pinout of the Toshiba-sharp display just simply not compatible?
both panels are same size same resolution both made by sharp have the same connectors for the inverter and LCD data plug. I did try it and it stopped powering on when I did that so I put the passive matrix display back in the powerbook and back to working OK so, do I need the display data cable from a powerbook 540c or is the pinout of the Toshiba-sharp display just simply not compatible?